Effect of smoking on blood lead levels in workers and role of reactive oxygen species in lead-induced sperm chromatin DNA damage.

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Published in Fertil Steril on March 14, 2008

Authors

Ping-Chi Hsu1, Ho-Yuan Chang, Yueliang Leon Guo, Yen-Chun Liu, Tung-Sheng Shih

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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