Thyroid Hormones in Pregnancy in Relation to Environmental Exposure to Organochlorine Compounds and Mercury
Open Access
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 113 (8) , 1039-1045
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7685
Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides, and mercury are global environmental contaminants that can disrupt the endocrine system in animals and humans. However, there is little evidence that they can interfere with endocrine status in ...Keywords
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