Open AccessMaternal lead exposure and the secondary sex ratio
Author(s) -
John Jarrell,
Marc G. Weisskopf,
Jennifer Weuve,
Martha María TéllezRojo,
Howard Hu,
Mauricio Hernández Ávila
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del047
Subject(s) - medicine , offspring , sex ratio , pregnancy , odds ratio , toxicant , lead exposure , cohort , cohort study , logistic regression , lead poisoning , obstetrics , biology , environmental health , toxicity , population , cats , genetics , psychiatry
A reduction in the secondary sex ratio may be associated with exposure to environmental toxicants. Little data exists relating this outcome to lead exposure, a well-known reproductive toxicant.
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