Do thyroid disrupting chemicals influence foetal development during pregnancy?

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hartoft Nielsen, Marie Louise ^a   Boas, Malene ^a   Bliddal, Sofie ^a   Rasmussen, Aase Krogh ^a   Main, Katharina ^a   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LEAD; LITHIUM; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SUNSCREEN; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THIOCYANATE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRICLOSAN;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 84871715129     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/342189     Document Type: Review

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