Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2591146 | Neurotoxicology and Teratology | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Associations between prenatal exposure to methylmercury and neurobehavioral deficits in memory function at school age were strengthened after fatty acid adjustment, thus suggesting that n-3 fatty acids need to be included in analysis of similar studies to avoid underestimation of the associations with methylmercury exposure.
Keywords
EPADPACVLTPCBDocosatetraenoic acidETADTAMeHgprenatal exposure delayed effectsArachidonic acidEicosapentaenoic acidEicosatrienoic aciddocosapentaenoic aciddocosahexaenoic acidOmega-3 fatty acidsPolyunsaturated fatty acidPUFANeuropsychological measuresPolychlorinated biphenylsMethylmercury compoundsDHAMethylmercuryStructural equation modelSEMStructural equation modeling
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Authors
Anna L. Choi, Ulla B. Mogensen, Kristian S. Bjerve, Frodi Debes, Pal Weihe, Philippe Grandjean, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen,