Postnatal hyperoxia or DEHP exposure leads to growth restriction and delayed lung development in newborn rats

• Main Authors: Zhong-Jie Liang (Author), Qiu-Ping Wu (Author), Bei-Tao Chen (Author), Zhen-lang Lin (Author), Jing Lin (Author), Shang-Qin Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is commonly used as a plasticizer in many medical devices. We previously showed that maternal DEHP exposure led to restricted growth and delayed lung maturation in newborn rats. As oxygen toxicity continues to be a major risk factor for bronchopulmonary...