Developmental Immunotoxicity, Perinatal Programming, and Noncommunicable Diseases: Focus on Human Studies
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Developmental Immunotoxicity, Perinatal Programming, and Noncommunicable Diseases: Focus on Human Studies
Developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) is a term given to encompass the environmentally induced disruption of normal immune development resulting in adverse outcomes. A myriad of chemical, physical, and psychological factors can all contribute to DIT. As a core component of the developmental origins of adult disease, DIT is interlinked with three important concepts surrounding health risks across a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2356-6752,2314-758X
DOI: 10.1155/2014/867805