Association of Blood and Seminal Plasma Cadmium and Lead Levels With Semen Quality in Non-Occupationally Exposed Infertile Men in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria.

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Who cites it

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2. Cadmium induces ferroptosis in mouse spermatocytes by activating the ROS-TCA pathway.Scientific reports · 2026
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3. The impact of chemical pollution and warming on male fertility: a narrative review by the Special Interest Group "Environment and Fertility" of the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Medicine (SIFES-MR).Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025
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7. Influence of Seminal Metals on Assisted Reproduction Outcome.Biological trace element research · 2023
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9. Association of peripubertal blood lead levels with reproductive hormones and semen parameters in a longitudinal cohort of Russian men.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022
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10. Effects of whole-life exposure to low-dose cadmium with post-weaning high-fat diet on offspring testes in a male mouse model.Chemico-biological interactions · 2022
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11. Effects of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury on the Structure and Function of Reproductive Organs.Toxics · 2020
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12. Environmental Health Research in Africa: Important Progress and Promising Opportunities.Frontiers in genetics · 2019
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13. Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Lead and Reproductive Health Impairment: An Overview.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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