Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis
Author(s) -
Kelly K. Ferguson,
Thomas F. McElrath,
Yin-Hsiu Chen,
Bhramar Mukherjee,
John D. Meeker
Publication year - 2014
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.1307996
Subject(s) - phthalate , urine , interquartile range , oxidative stress , pregnancy , medicine , physiology , population , urinary system , biomarker , chemistry , biology , environmental health , biochemistry , genetics , organic chemistry
Phthalate exposure occurs readily in the environment and has been associated with an array of health end points, including adverse birth outcomes. Some of these may be mediated by oxidative stress, a proposed mechanism for phthalate action.
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