Associations between Repeated Measures of Maternal Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Thyroid Hormone Parameters during Pregnancy | Zendy

Lauren E. Johns | Zendy; Kelly K. Ferguson | Zendy; Thomas F. McElrath | Zendy; Bhramar Mukherjee | Zendy; John D. Meeker | Zendy

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Associations between Repeated Measures of Maternal Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Thyroid Hormone Parameters during Pregnancy

Author(s) -

Lauren E. Johns,

Kelly K. Ferguson,

Thomas F. McElrath,

Bhramar Mukherjee,

John D. Meeker

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/ehp170

Subject(s) - phthalate , pregnancy , thyroid , hormone , endocrinology , gestation , medicine , thyroid function , physiology , offspring , urinary system , metabolite , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry , genetics

Maintaining thyroid homeostasis during pregnancy is essential for normal fetal growth and development. Growing evidence suggests that phthalates interfere with normal thyroid function. Few human studies have investigated the degree to which phthalates may affect thyroid hormone levels in particularly susceptible populations such as pregnant women.

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