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:We report the observations made on 101 healthy non-smoking men aged 21-40 (50 from two industrial suburbs of the big city of Antwerp and 51 from Peer, a predominantly rural municipality with 14,622 inhabitants, 70 km east of Antwerp, chosen as the "control" area in spite of its intensive agriculture). Persons with known occupational exposures, persons working in a region with characteristics clearly different from the area of residence, and people commuting over long distances were excluded from the study. Sperm morphology was significantly worse in Peer than in Antwerp. Serum testosterone levels were significantly lower in Peer than in Antwerp. The proportions of men with very low and low serum testosterone levels, of men with very low and low spermatozoa concentrations and of men with very low and low percentages of spermatozoa with normal morphology, were all higher in Peer than in Antwerp. We speculate that both the lower testosterone concentrations and the poorer sperm quality are due to disturbance of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular function by hormone disrupters. Our data suggest that exposure to levels of environmental pollution which are widespread in developed nations, can have unfavourable effects on endocrine equilibrium and may disturb male fertiline disrupters.
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Folia Histochem Cytobioljournal_title
Folia histochemica et cytobiologicaauthors
Dhooge W,Stuyvaert S,Kaufman JM,Koppe G,Nele V,Schoeters G,van Larebeke N,Comhaire Fsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
38-9eissn
0239-8508issn
1897-5631journal_volume
39 Suppl 2pub_type
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abstract：:Using immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis we attempted to identify the estrogen receptors in ovine luteal cells at different stages of the estrous cycle. Monoclonal antibody against estrogen receptors was used for immunolocalization of estrogen receptor-alpha in corpora lutea sections. Generally, the most i...
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abstract：:Spermatogenesis involves the realization of a particular genetic program which requires a specific environment ("niche"). Multiplication, differentiation and apoptosis of male germ cells are finely regulated by pituitary hormones (mainly LH and FSH), and by a complex network of factors originating from both the somati...
journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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doi：10.2478/v10042-008-0108-2
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.2478/v10042-009-0047-6
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.2478/v10042-009-0096-2
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.2478/18690
更新日期：2012-04-24 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.2478/v10042-009-0102-3
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更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5603/FHC.2013.0010
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更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.5603/FHC.a2016.0003
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.2478/v10042-009-0041-z
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5603/FHC.a2016.0013
更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Struma ovarii (SO) is a monodermal teratoma in which thyroid tissue comprises more than 50% of the tumour. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in SO is a rare finding, as only 5% of SO cases undergo malignant transformation. Malignant SO is usually asymptomatic and infrequently diagnosed preoperatively. Because...
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更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Folia histochemica et cytobiologica
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更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
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