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The Vernix Caseosa is the Main Site of Dioxin Excretion in the Human Foetus

Dioxins are highly toxic to foetuses and prenatal exposure leads to adverse health effects; however, the metabolic pathways involved in dioxin excretion are poorly understood. We determined the dynamics of maternal-to-foetal dioxin transfer during normal pregnancy and how foetuses eliminate polychlo...

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Autores principales: Morokuma, Seiichi, Tsukimori, Kiyomi, Hori, Tsuguhide, Kato, Kiyoko, Furue, Masutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28389640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00863-9