Environmental exposure to arsenic may reduce human semen quality: associations derived from a Chinese cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Xu Weipan (Author), Bao Huaqiong (Author), Liu Feng (Author), Liu Liangpo (Author), Zhu Yong-Guan (Author), She Jianwen (Author), Dong Sijun (Author), Cai Min (Author), Li Lianbing (Author), Li Chuanhai (Author), Shen Heqing (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent observations in <it>in vitro</it> and <it>in vivo</it> models suggest that arsenic (As) is an endocrine disruptor at environmentally-relevant levels. When exposed to As, male rats and mice show steroido...