A Test of the Hypothesis That Environmental Chemicals Interfere With Thyroid Hormone Action in Human Placenta
Thyroid hormone is essential for normal brain development and recognition of this has led to universal screening of newborns for thyroid function to ensure that circulating levels of thyroid hormone are within a range known to be supportive of normal growth and mental development. Environmental chem...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2012
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/772 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1853&context=theses |