| Document ID (ISN) | 104519 |
| CIS number |
06-98 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0535-5133 - Investigación Clínica |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mármol-Maneiro L., Fernández-D'Pool J., Sánchez B.J., Sirit Y. |
| Title |
Seminal profile of workers exposed to cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides |
| Original title |
Perfil seminal en trabajadores expuestos a plaguicidas inhibidores de la colinesterasa [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2003, Vol.44, No.2, p.105-117. 50 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to examine the physical and chemical properties of the sperm of workers exposed to cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides and to highlight a possible relationship with the total cholinesterase level in blood. The study involved 29 subjects aged between 20 and 54 years, exposed for four hours a day during a minimum period of one year, and a control group of 30 unexposed subjects. Results of spermatograms and measurements of blood cholinesterase levels showed significant differences between exposed subjects and controls in terms of sperm concentrations and quality. Results suggest that cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides influence some sperm variables. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
antifertility effects; spermatogenic disturbances; pesticides; cholinesterase |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
insecticides; determination in blood; case-control study; inhibition of metabolism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Venezuela |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Diseases of the reproductive system
|
