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In UteroExposure to Arsenic Alters Lung Development and Genes Related to Immune and Mucociliary Function in Mice
Author(s) -
Kathryn Ramsey,
Anthony Bosco,
Katherine L. McKenna,
Kim W. Carter,
John Elliot,
Luke J. Berry,
Peter D. Sly,
Alexander N. Larcombe,
Graeme R. Zosky
Publication year - 2012
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.1205590
Subject(s) - lung , biology , immunology , in utero , innate immune system , immune system , physiology , andrology , pathology , medicine , pregnancy , fetus , genetics
Exposure to arsenic via drinking water is a global environmental health problem. In utero exposure to arsenic via drinking water increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infections during infancy and mortality from bronchiectasis in early adulthood.

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