Determinants of arsenic methylation efficiency and urinary arsenic level in pregnant women in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Shangzhi Gao (Author), Pi-I Lin (Author), Golam Mostofa (Author), Quazi Quamruzzaman (Author), Mahmudur Rahman (Author), Mohammad Lutfar Rahman (Author), Li Su (Author), Yu-mei Hsueh (Author), Marc Weisskopf (Author), Brent Coull (Author), David Chistopher Christiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prenatal inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure is associated with pregnancy outcomes. Maternal capabilities of arsenic biotransformation and elimination may influence the susceptibility of arsenic toxicity. Therefore, we examined the determinants of arsenic metabolism of pregnant wome...