Open AccessThyroid Dysfunction as a Mediator of Organochlorine Neurotoxicity in Preschool Children
Author(s) -
Jordi Júlvez,
Fróði Debes,
Pál Weihe,
Anna L. Choi,
Philippe Grandjean
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1003172
Subject(s) - neurotoxicity , thyroid , medicine , thyroid dysfunction , environmental health , pediatrics , toxicology , physiology , psychology , biology , endocrinology , toxicity
Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) can alter thyroid function in humans, and hypothyroidism during early life can adversely affect a child's neurodevelopment.
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