Characterization of placental transfer of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in normal pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-90

  Tsukimori, Kiyomi ^a   Morokuma, Seiichi ^b   Hori, Tsuguhide ^c   Takahashi, Koji ^c   Hirata, Teruaki ^c   Otera, Yuka ^b   Fukushima, Kotaro ^b   Kawamoto, Toshihiro ^d   Wake, Norio ^b  

^a FUKUOKA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Pharmacology; Placental physiology; Placental transfer; Polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPANESE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATERNAL BLOOD; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BENZOFURANS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; JAPAN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84875717074     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01906.x     Document Type: Article

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