Xenohormone transactivities are inversely associated to serum POPs in Inuit

• Main Authors: Krüger, Tanja, Ghisari, Mandana, Hjelmborg, Philip S, Deutch, Bente, Bonefeld-Jorgensen, Eva C
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2008
• Subjects: Greenland; Nuuk; Qaanaaq; Sisimiut; greenlandic; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/38

Abstract Background The persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are highly lipophilic and resistant to biodegradation and found in e.g. seafood and marine mammals. Greenlandic Inuit have high intake of marine food and thus high POP burden that varies according to local conditions and dietary preference...