Open AccessModeled Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Exposure and Liver Function in a Mid-Ohio Valley Community
Author(s) -
Lyndsey A. Darrow,
Alyx C. Groth,
Andrea Winquist,
HyeongMoo Shin,
Scott M. Bartell,
Kyle Steenland
Publication year - 2016
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.1510391
Subject(s) - perfluorooctanoic acid , liver disease , cirrhosis , medicine , liver function tests , odds ratio , liver function , fatty liver , bilirubin , liver injury , physiology , gastroenterology , disease , chemistry , environmental chemistry
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C8) has hepatotoxic effects in animals. Cross-sectional epidemiologic studies suggest PFOA is associated with liver injury biomarkers.
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