The hazardous effects of tobacco smoking on male fertility

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 954-960

  Dai, Jing Bo ^a   Wang, Zhao Xia ^a   Qiao, Zhong Dong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Heavy metals; Nicotine; Oxidative stress; Semen quality; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NICOTINE; PRASTERONE; PROLACTIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE; TOBACCO SMOKE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOTRANSMITTER; HEAVY METAL; NICOTINIC AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SMOKE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDIDYMIS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SMOKING; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; VARICOCELE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKE; SPERMATOZOON; TOBACCO;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DNA DAMAGE; FERTILITY; GASOTRANSMITTERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKE; SMOKING; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TOBACCO;

EID: 84946233350     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.150847     Document Type: Review

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