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SUBMITTER: Vested A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3620740 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vested Anne A Ramlau-Hansen Cecilia Høst CH Olsen Sjurdur Frodi SF Bonde Jens Peter JP Kristensen Susanne Lund SL Halldorsson Thorhallur Ingi TI Becher Georg G Haug Line Småstuen LS Ernst Emil Hagen EH Toft Gunnar G
Environmental health perspectives 20130128 4
<h4>Background</h4>Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs), persistent chemicals with unique water-, dirt-, and oil-repellent properties, are suspected of having endocrine-disrupting activity. The PFAA compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are found globally in humans; because they readily cross the placental barrier, in utero exposure may be a cause for concern.<h4>Objectives</h4>We investigated whether in utero exposure to PFOA and PFOS affects semen quali ...[more]