[Effects of exposure to TNT on sex hormones in male workers].
Field investigation on labour hygiene in two plants producing trinitrotoluene (TNT) in Henan Province showed most air TNT levels in the workplace exceeded national maximum allowable concentration (MAC 1 mg/m3) and the skin of the workers exposed to TNT was severely contaminated. Determinations of serum levels of sex hormones showed those of testosterone were lower, but those of interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH or LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were higher in workers exposed to TNT than that in controls with statistical significance (P < 0.01).
Department of Labour Hygiene, Beijing Medical University.
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D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D014303:Trinitrotoluene; D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase