Urinary phthalate metabolites and male reproductive function parameters in Chongqing general population, China

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 271-278

  Han, Xue ^a   Cui, Zhihong ^a   Zhou, Niya ^a   Ma, Mingfu ^b   Li, Lianbing ^b   Li, Yafei ^a   Lin, Hui ^a   Ao, Lin ^a   Shu, Weiqun ^a   Liu, Jinyi ^a   Cao, Jia ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Science and Technology for Population and Family Planning   (China)

Author keywords

DAN damage; Hormone; Human; Male; Metabolites; Phthalate; Reproduction; Semen; Sperm

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHINA; DAN DAMAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLITES; REPRODUCTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; URINE;

DAN DAMAGE; HORMONE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITES; PHTHALATE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SPERM;

ADULT; CHINA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84892670232     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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