Nonylphenol in pregnant women and their matching fetuses: Placental transfer and potential risks of infants

Environmental Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-148

  Huang, Yu Fang ^a,b   Wang, Pei Wei ^b   Huang, Li Wei ^b   Yang, Winnie ^b   Yu, Ching Jung ^a   Yang, Shang Han ^a   Chiu, Hsin Hao ^a   Chen, Mei Lien ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Foetus; Mother; Nonylphenol; Placenta; Risk

Indexed keywords

NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BLOOD; DIETARY SHIFT; GEOMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; DELIVERY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; INFANT; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PHENOLS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84907342310     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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