Serum lead, cadmium, and zinc levels in newborns with neural tube defects from a polluted zone in Mexico

Serum lead, cadmium and zinc levels from 31 newborns with neural tube defects (NTD), and 54 healthy controls living in a polluted area in Mexico were estimated using atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). NTD family history was found to be of greater importance in the case group (OR 6.95, 95% CI...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2004-12, Vol.19 (2), p.149-154
Hauptverfasser:	Carrillo-Ponce, María de Lourdes, Martínez-Ordaz, Verónica Araceli, Velasco-Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel, Hernández-García, Andrés, Hernández-Serrano, María Concepción, Sanmiguel, Francisca
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cadmium Cadmium - blood Case-Control Studies Congenital malformations Environmental Pollution Female Humans Infant, Newborn Lead Lead - blood Logistic Models Male Mexico - epidemiology Neural tube defects Neural Tube Defects - blood Neural Tube Defects - epidemiology Neural Tube Defects - etiology Newborn babies Spectrophotometry, Atomic Zinc Zinc - blood
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