Urinary excretion of parabens in pregnant Japanese women

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-101

  Shirai, Sayaka ^a   Suzuki, Yayoi ^a   Yoshinaga, Jun ^a   Shiraishi, Hiroaki ^b   Mizumoto, Yoshifumi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anogenital distance; P Hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA); Paraben; Pregnant women; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ETHYL PARABEN; METHYL PARABEN; N BUTYL PARABEN; N PROPYL PARABEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANOGENITAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARABENS; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84871927543     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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