Low-Level Prenatal and Postnatal Blood Lead Exposure and Adrenocortical Responses to Acute Stress in Children

BACKGROUND: A few recent studies have demonstrated heightened hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis reactivity to acute stress in animals exposed to heavy metal contaminants, particularly lead. However, Pb-induced dysregulation of the HPA axis has not yet been studied in humans. OBJECTIVE: In th...

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Autores principales: Gump, Brooks B., Stewart, Paul, Reihman, Jacki, Lonky, Ed, Darvill, Tom, Parsons, Patrick J., Granger, Douglas A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18288326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10391

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18288326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10391

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