To sea or not to sea: Benefits and risks of gestational fish consumption

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-85

  Genuis, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Environmental medicine; Essential fatty acids; Fetal development; Mercury poisoning; Neurotoxicants; Nutrition; Omega 3 fatty acids; Prenatal care; Preventive medicine; Public health; Teratogen; Toxicants; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEA FOOD; TERATOGENESIS; TOXICOLOGY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

EID: 53249100300     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.08.002     Document Type: Review

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