Polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and deiodinase activity in young infants

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 574, Issue , 2017, Pages 1117-1124

  Soechitram, Shalini D ^a   Berghuis, Sietske A ^a   Visser, Theo J ^b   Sauer, Pieter J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deiodinase activity; Modes of action; PCB; Persistent organic pollutant; Prenatal exposure; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HORMONES; METABOLISM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

HYDROXYLATED METABOLITES; MODES OF ACTION; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; THYROID HORMONES; THYROID STIMULATING HORMONES;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DEIODINASE 3; LIOTHYRONINE; PEROXIDASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SULFOTRANSFERASE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN; THYROXINE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IODIDE PEROXIDASE;

HORMONE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PCB; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; SERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; FETUS BLOOD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84989339539     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.098     Document Type: Article

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