Relationships between heavy metal concentrations in three different body fluids and male reproductive parameters: a pilot study
Open Access
- 19 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Health
- Vol. 10 (1), 6
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069x-10-6
Abstract
Animal studies have shown the reproductive toxicity of a number of heavy metals. Very few human observational studies have analyzed the relationship between male reproductive function and heavy metal concentrations in diverse biological fluids.Keywords
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