The effect of environmental exposure to pyrethroids and DNA damage in human sperm

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-43

  Jurewicz, Joanna ^a   Radwan, Michał ^b   Wielgomas, Bartosz ^c   Sobala, Wojciech ^a   Piskunowicz, Marta ^c   Radwan, Paweł ^b   Bochenek, Michał ^d   Hanke, Wojciech ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b Department of Gynecology and Reproduction Gameta Hospital   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Environmental exposure to pyrethroids; Fertility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

2,2 DIBROMOVINYL 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; 3(2,2 DICHLOROVINYL) 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; URINALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; PYRETHRINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84920083960     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2014.981886     Document Type: Article

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