Developmental neurotoxicity of persistent organic pollutants: an update on childhood outcome

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 687-709

  Berghuis, Sietske A ^a   Bos, Arend F ^a   Sauer, Pieter J J ^a   Roze, Elise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemical; Environment; Infant; Neurodevelopment; Pollutant

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84939979337     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-015-1463-3     Document Type: Review

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