Changes in Retinol-Binding Protein Concentrations and Thyroid Homeostasis with Nonoccupational Exposure to DDT

BACKGROUND: The insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used for malaria vector control in the northern and eastern parts of the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa, since 1945. Bioaccumulation of DDT raises concern because it reportedly affects thyroid function. OBJ...

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Autores principales: Delport, Rhena, Bornman, Riana, MacIntyre, Una E., Oosthuizen, Nicholette M., Becker, Piet J., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H., de Jager, Christiaan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21156399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1002616

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