Plasma 17-α-OH-progesterone in Male Workers Exposed to Traffic Pollutants
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Plasma 17-α-OH-progesterone in Male Workers Exposed to Traffic Pollutants
The aim of the study is to evaluate if the occupational exposure to urban pollutants could cause alterations on 17-alfa-hydroxy-progesterone plasma levels and related diseases in male traffic policemen. 17-α-OH-P is synthesized in Leydig cells and in adrenals; it influences spermiogenesis, acrosoma reaction, testosterone biosynthesis, blocking of gonadotropin secretion; it regulates learning, m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.170