Associations of urinary metal concentrations and circulating testosterone in Chinese men

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-114

  Zeng, Qiang ^a   Zhou, Bin ^b   Feng, Wei ^a   Wang, Yi Xin ^a   Liu, Ai Lin ^a   Yue, Jing ^a   Li, Yu Feng ^a   Lu, Wen Qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Men; Reproductive health; Testosterone; Urinary metal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; CREATININE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SELENIUM; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METAL URINE LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

MEN; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TESTOSTERONE; URINARY METAL;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882569611     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.06.062     Document Type: Article

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