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Prenatal maternal and childhood bisphenol a exposure and brain structure and behavior of young children.

Melody N GrohsJess E ReynoldsJiaying LiuJonathan W MartinTyler PollockCatherine LebelDeborah Deweynull null
Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2019)
This study provides preliminary evidence for the neural correlates of BPA exposure in humans. Our findings suggest that prenatal maternal exposure to BPA may lead to alterations in white matter microstructure in preschool aged children, and that such alterations mediate the relationship between early life exposure to BPA and internalizing problems.
Keyphrases
  • white matter
  • early life
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  • pregnant women
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • mental health
  • resting state
  • blood brain barrier
  • functional connectivity
  • cerebral ischemia
  • preterm birth