Serum prolactin rises in Mexican school children exposed to airborne manganese

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1302-1308

  Montes, S ^a   Schilmann, A ^b   Riojas Rodriguez, H ^b   Rodriguez Agudelo, Y ^c   Solis Vivanco, R ^c   Rodriguez Dozal, S L ^b   Tristan Lopez L A ^a   Rios, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c Neuropsychology Department National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blood mn; Hair mn; Manganese; Prolactin; School children

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MANGANESE; PROLACTIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HAIR; HEALTH IMPACT; HEMOGLOBIN; HORMONE; INHIBITOR; MANGANESE; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MANGANESE; MEXICO; PROLACTIN;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 80755171445     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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