Maternal and fetal serum levels of organochlorine compounds in cases of premature rupture of membranes.
Blood residue levels of some organochlorine pesticides (DDT and its analogues, lindane, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide) and polychlorinated biphenyls were measured in maternal and cord blood in 20 cases of premature rupture of fetal membranes at term and in 15 matched controls. No evidence of a possible organochlorine compounds role in the pathogenesis of premature rupture of the membrane was found.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Cucos
B
B
Rosenn
B
B
Hochner-Celnikier
D
D
Ever-Hadani
P
P
Pines
A
A
D003634:DDT / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy
D007306:Insecticides; D003634:DDT; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls