Assessment of essential and nonessential metals and different metal exposure biomarkers in the human placenta in a population from the South of Portugal

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 13-15, 2012, Pages 867-877

  Serafim, A ^a   Company, R ^a   Lopes, B ^a   Rosa, J ^b   Cavaco, A ^b   Castela, G ^a   Castela, E ^a   Olea, N ^c   Bebianno, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Hospital of Faro   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; ZINC;

ADULT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; PLACENTA; POISONING; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; TRACE ELEMENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864036745     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.690704     Document Type: Conference Paper

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