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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Flame Retardants and Thyroid Hormone during Pregnancy

BACKGROUND: Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants has increased exponentially over the last three decades. Animal and human studies suggest that PBDEs may disrupt thyroid function. Although thyroid hormone (TH) of maternal origin plays an essential role in normal fe...

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Autores principales: Chevrier, Jonathan, Harley, Kim G., Bradman, Asa, Gharbi, Myriam, Sjödin, Andreas, Eskenazi, Brenda
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20562054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1001905