在生活在受污染地区的健康年轻男子中,多二和精液质量

Francesco Donato1, Matteo Rota2, Elisabetta Ceretti1

  • 1Unit of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Toxics
|January 26, 2024
PubMed
概括

精液中高水平的多二 (PCB) 对精子运动和正常形态产生负面影响. 血清PCB水平与意大利年轻男性的精液质量存在不一致的关联.

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