Prenatal and postnatal polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure and visual spatial abilities in children

Environmental Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2017, Pages 83-92

  Vuong, Ann M ^a   Braun, Joseph M ^b   Yolton, Kimberly ^c   Xie, Changchun ^a   Webster, Glenys M ^d   Sjödin, Andreas ^e   Dietrich, Kim N ^a   Lanphear, Bruce P ^d   Chen, Aimin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE); Virtual Morris Water Maze; Visual spatial learning, visual spatial memory retention, neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 100; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 28; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 99; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEXABROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 153; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NEUROLOGY; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; TOXICOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY TEST; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OHIO; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OHIO; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPATIAL PROCESSING;

EID: 85000624228     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.11.020     Document Type: Article

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