Does smoking during pregnancy affect sons' sperm counts?

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 278-286

  Storgaard, Lone ^a,e   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a   Ernst, Erik ^b   Spanô, Marcello ^c   Andersen, Claus Yding ^d   Frydenberg, Morten ^b   Olsen, Jørn ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Inhibin B; Male reproduction; Prenatal; Semen quality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; SEX HORMONE; INHIBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; TWINS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING; SPERM COUNT; TWINS;

EID: 85047691295     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EDE.0000059922.73864.3E     Document Type: Article

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