Exposure Levels of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors in Mother-Newborn Pairs in China and Their Placental Transfer Characteristics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Li, Lu Xi ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Meng, Xiang Zhou ^b   Chen, Bing Heng ^a   Chen, Shang Qin ^c   Zhao, Yan ^a   Zhao, Li Fang ^b   Liang, Yuan ^c   Zhang, Yun Hui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MECONIUM; NEWBORN; NON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLLUTANT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; CHINA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MECONIUM; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877150154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062526     Document Type: Article

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