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Ionizing Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy: Effects on Postnatal Development and Life
18 Apr 2017
Abstract excerpt
Reliable human data on the effects of prenatal exposure to ionizing radiation are largely based on high-dose exposures. Exposure to low doses may produce effects that are not easily observable at birth, and may persist over the course of the offspring's postnatal life. This is important when considering fetal programing, a phenomenon characterized by changes in offspring phenotype due to a stress experienced in...
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