Human infertility: are endocrine disruptors to blame?
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Human infertility: are endocrine disruptors to blame?
Over recent decades, epidemiological studies have been reporting worrisome trends in the incidence of human infertility rates. Extensive detection of industrial chemicals in human serum, seminal plasma and follicular fluid has led the scientific community to hypothesise that these compounds may disrupt hormonal homoeostasis, leading to a vast array of physiological impairments. Numerous synthet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Connections
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2049-3614
DOI: 10.1530/ec-13-0036