Effects of maternal smoking and exposure to methylmercury on brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in umbilical cord serum

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-269

  Spulber, Stefan ^a   Rantamäki, Tomi ^b   Nikkilä, Outi ^b   Castrén, Eero ^b   Weihe, Pál ^c   Grandjean, Philippe ^d,e   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental neurotoxicity; Early marker of neurotoxicity; Environmental exposure; Environmental pollutant

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN INJURY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEUROTOXICITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; SERUM; SMOKING;

CETACEA;

EID: 77956932792     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq216     Document Type: Article

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