Xenohormone transactivities are inversely associated to serum POPs in Inuit

• Published in: Environmental Health
• Main Authors: Bonefeld-Jorgensen Eva C, Deutch Bente, Hjelmborg Philip S, Ghisari Mandana, Krüger Tanja
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2008
• Subjects: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene; RC963-969; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Greenland; Nuuk; Qaanaaq; Sisimiut; greenlandic; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-38; https://doaj.org/article/5f7c91de36984dc8ae90ac179620b66f

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...