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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2010 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 396-404
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N. Mathur

G. Pandey

G.C. Jain

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Male Reproductive Toxicity of Some Selected Metals: A Review

N. Mathur, G. Pandey and G.C. Jain
The management of infertility problems has become an increasingly important part of health services during the past 20 years. A substantial number of couples seek fertility treatment due to poor semen quality and there is evidence in the literature that male reproductive function seems to have deteriorated considerably in the past four-five decades. Exposure to metals is a common phenomenon due to their environmental pervasiveness. Some metals are essential for life, others have unknown biological functions, either favorable or toxic and some others have the potential to caused toxicity. Over exposure of metals are in fact, one of the oldest environmental problems and they are widely distributed in the environmental workplace. One of the major mechanisms behind metal toxicity has been attributed to oxidative stress. A growing amount of data provide evidence that metals are capable of interacting with nuclear proteins and DNA causing oxidative deterioration of biological macromolecules. The primary objective of this review is to highlight the effects of metals on male reproductive processes.
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vinayakam prakash Reply

i am also in same research i think lead is more toxic sub stance to decrease the sperm motility in uterus and
also cause infertility.

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