Associations of maternal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, methyl mercury, and infant development in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 776-782

  Strain, J J ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^b   Bonham, Maxine P ^a   Duffy, Emeir M ^a   Stokes Riner, Abbie ^b   Thurston, Sally W ^b   Wallace, Julie M W ^a   Robson, Paula J ^a   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^c   Georger, Lesley A ^b   Sloane Reeves, Jean ^b   Cernichiari, Elsa ^b   Canfield, Richard L ^d   Cox, Christopher ^e   Huang, Li Shan ^b   Janciuras, Joanne ^b   Myers, Gary J ^b   Clarkson, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Fish consumption; Infant development; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Maternal nutritional status; Methyl mercury exposure; Prenatal methyl mercury; Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS)

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SERUM; MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEYCHELLES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52149109934     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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