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Testosterone production and spermatogenic damage induced by organophosphorate pesticides

H.R. CONTRERAS¹, V. PAREDES¹, B. URQUIETA², L. DEL VALLE⁴, E. BUSTOS-OBREGÓN³

1. Program of Physiology and Biophysics. ICBM. Faculty of Medicine. University of Chile.
2. Faculty of Veterinary and Pecuary Sciences. University of Chile.
3. Program of Anatomy and Developmental Biology. ICBM. Faculty of Medicine. University of Chile.
4. Centre de Biotecnologia Molecular (CEBIM) Departament d’Enginyeria Química. EUETIB. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Comte d’Urgell 187. Barcelona. Spain.
Address correspondence to: Dr. Héctor R. Contreras M. Program of Physiology and Biophysics. Institute of Biomedical Sciences. Faculty of Medicine. University of Chile. P.O.Box 70005. Postal Code 6530499. Santiago, CHILE. Fax: (+56-2) 777 6916. E-mail: hcontrer@med.uchile.cl