Maternal and Newborn Thyroid Hormone, and the Association With Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Burden: The EHF (Environmental Health Fund) Birth Cohort

• Main Authors: Maya Berlin (Author), Dana Barchel (Author), Anna Brik (Author), Elkana Kohn (Author), Ayelet Livne (Author), Rimona Keidar (Author), Josef Tovbin (Author), Moshe Betser (Author), Miki Moskovich (Author), Dror Mandel (Author), Ronit Lubetzky (Author), Amit Ovental (Author), Pam Factor-Litvak (Author), Malka Britzi (Author), Tomer Ziv-Baran (Author), Ronit Koren (Author), Chagit Klieger (Author), Matitiahu Berkovitch (Author), Ilan Matok (Author), Ronella Marom (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants found in human tissues. PCBs can be transferred through the placenta and may disrupt the maternal thyroid homeostasis, and affect fetal thyroid hormone production. Several studies have shown that intrauterine expo...