Adverse effects of bisphenol a on male reproductive function

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-82

  Manfo, Faustin Pascal Tsagué ^a   Jubendradass, Rajamanickam ^b   Nantia, Edouard Akono ^c   Moundipa, Paul Fewou ^d   Mathur, Prakash ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; FETUS; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84902390133     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01619-1_3     Document Type: Article

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