Biomarkers of exposure to molybdenum and other metals in relation to testosterone among men from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2012

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 172-178

  Lewis, Ryan C ^a   Meeker, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Epidemiology; Exposure; Metals; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; COTININE; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; TESTOSTERONE; THALLIUM; ZINC; POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; URINE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TESTOSTERONE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924606748     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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