Hidden Toxicity in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Phthalate Exposure in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Authors :: Zeynep Ince
Rukiye Sancı
Sukran Yildirim
Atalay Demirel
Canan Ekinci Dogan
Asuman Coban
Source :: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Objective: To determine exposure to endocrine-disrupting phthalates in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Methods: Urine samples (n=151) from 36 preterm infants (

Subjects :: 0301 basic medicine
Male
phthalate
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Birth weight
Physiology
Gestational Age
Urine
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Endocrinology
Plasticizers
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
newborn
Preterm
Intensive care
Diethylhexyl Phthalate
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
medicine
Birth Weight
Humans
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
business.industry
Phthalate
Infant, Newborn
Gestational age
Postnatal age
Low birth weight
030104 developmental biology
chemistry
exposure
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Gestation
Female
Original Article
medicine.symptom
business
neonatal intensive care units
Biomarkers
Infant, Premature
Chromatography, Liquid

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