Associations between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, phenolic metabolites, and thyroid hormones during pregnancy

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1454-1459

  Stapleton, Heather M ^a   Eagle, Sarah ^a   Anthopolos, Rebecca ^a   Wolkin, Amy ^b   Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame retardants; OH BDEs; PBDEs; Pregnancy; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; 4' HYDROXY 2,2',4,5' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 6 HYDROXY 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 6 HYDROXY 2,2',4,4',5 PENTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 6' HYDROXY 2,2',4,5' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ALPHA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; BETA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; GAMMA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; LIOTHYRONINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; THYROID HORMONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053437028     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003235     Document Type: Article

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