The association between cadmium, lead and mercury blood levels and reproductive hormones among healthy, premenopausal women | Zendy

Leila W. Jackson | Zendy; Penelope P. Howards | Zendy; Jean WactawskiWende | Zendy; Enrique F. Schisterman | Zendy

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The association between cadmium, lead and mercury blood levels and reproductive hormones among healthy, premenopausal women

Author(s) -

Leila W. Jackson,

Penelope P. Howards,

Jean WactawskiWende,

Enrique F. Schisterman

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/der250

Subject(s) - cadmium , interquartile range , hormone , follicular phase , physiology , endocrinology , menstrual cycle , mercury (programming language) , medicine , luteal phase , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language

Cadmium, lead and mercury have been identified in human follicular fluid and ovarian tissue, and have been associated with adverse reproductive outcomes in epidemiologic studies; however, few studies have examined the relationship between blood metal levels and reproductive hormones.

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