Open AccessMaternal Smoking and Fetal Sex Significantly Affect Metabolic Enzyme Expression in the Human Fetal Liver
Author(s) -
Peter J. O’Shaughnessy,
Ana Monteiro,
Siladitya Bhattacharya,
Paul Fowler
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-1437
Subject(s) - fetus , biology , medicine , endocrinology , toxicant , gene expression , pregnancy , andrology , gene , toxicity , genetics
Pollutants and toxicants passing from the mother to the fetus may damage developing organ systems. The human fetal liver is both a potential target organ and a critical defense against exposure to such xenochemicals.
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