Do Thyroid Disrupting Chemicals Influence Foetal Development during Pregnancy?
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Do Thyroid Disrupting Chemicals Influence Foetal Development during Pregnancy?
Maternal euthyroidism during pregnancy is crucial for normal development and, in particular, neurodevelopment of the foetus. Up to 3.5 percent of pregnant women suffer from hypothyroidism. Industrial use of various chemicals-endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)-has been shown to cause almost constant exposure of humans with possible harmful influence on health and hormone regulation. EDCs may ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thyroid Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2042-0072
DOI: 10.4061/2011/342189