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Case Study 32: Infertility in Male Pesticide Workers
Pages 585-587

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... No other major abnormalities were detected, and testosterone levels were normal. Although a quantitative estimation of exposure could not be obtained, the observed effects appeared to be related to duration of exposure to D.B.C.P.
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... Other laboratory tests done on all 39 subjects included urinalysis, complete and differential blood counts, blood chemistry, T3-resin uptake, and assays for serum-levels of thyroxine, testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (F.S.H.) , and luteinising hormone (I .H.)
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... We thank Dr William Palmer, Dr Louis Brahen, and Dr Edward Smuckler for advice on pathology, Dr John Linfoot for assistance with endocrine assays, and Dr Ken Dod, Claire Lalor, and Mary Ann Gustavson for administrative support. Requests for reprints should be addressed to D
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Key Terms

  • bates hospital
  • affected workers
  • male infertility
  • alta bates
  • sperm motility

  • california pesticide
  • preliminary evaluation
  • fathered children
  • male employees
  • luteinising hormone

  • pesticide factory
  • abnormal forms
  • severely affected
  • chemical company
  • unexposed population

  • thiocarbamate compounds
  • testicular biopsies
  • latter process
  • pesticides obtained
  • agricultural chemical

  • recently fathered
  • respiratory tract
  • seminiferous tubules
  • testicular function
  • claire lalor

  • body hair
  • toxic agents
  • mary ann
  • chemical exposure
  • abnormalities revealed


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