The Mediating Role of Placental Weight Change in the Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Thallium and Birth Weight: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

• Main Authors: He Zhou (Author), Xiaoli Sun (Author), Yiding Wang (Author), Yufeng Ye (Author), Hanwei Chen (Author), Qingsong Chen (Author), Guanhao He (Author), Jiaqi Wang (Author), Xin Liu (Author), Moran Dong (Author), Dengzhou Chen (Author), Guimin Chen (Author), Lixia Yuan (Author), Jianpeng Xiao (Author), Jianxiong Hu (Author), Weilin Zeng (Author), Zuhua Rong (Author), Qianqian Zhang (Author), Mengya Zhou (Author), Lingchuan Guo (Author), Yanyun Lv (Author), Jingjie Fan (Author), Yudong Pu (Author), Wenjun Ma (Author), Bo Zhang (Author), Tao Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the embryotoxicity and fetotoxicity of thallium (Tl). However, the effects of prenatal exposure to Tl on birth weight and placental weight and the mediating role of placental weight in the association of Tl with birth weight remain unclear.Methods: We r...