Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Blood Lead Levels in Pregnancy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial | Zendy

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Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Blood Lead Levels in Pregnancy: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Adrienne S. Ettinger,

Héctor LamadridFigueroa,

Martha María TéllezRojo,

Adriana MercadoGarcía,

Karen E. Peterson,

Joel Schwartz,

Howard Hu,

Mauricio HernándezÁvila

Publication year - 2008

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.11868

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , placebo , lead (geology) , calcium , randomized controlled trial , gestation , physiology , obstetrics , endocrinology , biology , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , genetics

Prenatal lead exposure is associated with deficits in fetal growth and neurodevelopment. Calcium supplementation may attenuate fetal exposure by inhibiting mobilization of maternal bone lead and/or intestinal absorption of ingested lead.

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