Gestational Exposure to Urban Air Pollution Related to a Decrease in Cord Blood Vitamin D Levels
Author(s) -
Nour Baïz,
Patricia DargentMolina,
John D. Wark,
JeanClaude Souberbielle,
Rémy Slama,
Isabella AnnesiMaesano
Publication year - 2012
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.2012-1943
Subject(s) - cord blood , pregnancy , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , air pollution , gestation , pollutant , particulates , prenatal exposure , gestational age , pollution , environmental health , physiology , chemistry , biology , ecology , genetics , organic chemistry
Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in the increased risk of several diseases. Exposure to air pollution has been suggested as a contributor to vitamin D deficiency. However, studies that have examined the effects of air pollution on vitamin D status are few and have never focused on prenatal life as an exposure window.
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