Evaluation of Organic Environmental Pollutants Detected in Human Milk
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Evaluation of Organic Environmental Pollutants Detected in Human Milk
Human milk is an important food source for infant because it contains a large number of nutritional substances, growth and immune factors. However, human milk may be contaminated with environmental pollutants when mothers are exposed to these pollutants. In particular, lipophilic organic pollutants are likely to accumulate in milk fat. Therefore, the determination of the organic pollutants leve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1344-9702,1347-5207
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.1