Effect of pesticides on testicular function.
Marked impairment of spermatogenesis was found in a group of men exposed to the pesticide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), demonstrated by semen analyses, testicular biopsies, and hormone studies. The ramifications of the use of this pesticide are discussed.
D002617:Chemical Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011407:Propane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000633:toxicity; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D007306:Insecticides; C007318:1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane; D011407:Propane