Metals in human placenta: Focus on the effects of cadmium on steroid hormones and leptin

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 242-253

  Stasenko, Sandra ^b   Bradford, Elease M ^a,c   Piasek, Martina ^d   Henson, Michael C ^a,e   Varnai, Veda M ^d   Jurasović, Jasna ^d   Kušec, Vesna ^f  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cadmium; Copper; Endocrine disruptor; Iron; Lead; Leptin; Placenta; Steroidogenesis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; ESTRADIOL; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE LEVEL; TROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; BODY SIZE; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METALS, HEAVY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RNA, MESSENGER; SMOKING; TROPHOBLASTS; YOUNG ADULT;

MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77951615479     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1490     Document Type: Article

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