In Utero Chlordecone Exposure and Thyroid, Metabolic, and Sex-Steroid Hormones at the Age of Seven Years: A Study From the TIMOUN Mother-Child Cohort in Guadeloupe

BackgroundChlordecone is an endocrine-disrupting chemical with well recognized estrogenic and progestagenic properties. This organochlorine insecticide was extensively used in the French West Indies from 1973 to 1993 to control the banana root borer. Due to its poor degradation in the environment, p...

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Main Authors: Gülen Ayhan, Florence Rouget, Frank Giton, Nathalie Costet, Léah Michineau, Christine Monfort, Jean-Pierre Thomé, Philippe Kadhel, Sylvaine Cordier, Alejandro Oliva, Luc Multigner
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f1d7498fb0ad4db895ef0a76c113baff
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