Ames J

ORCID: 0000-0003-0906-9162 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2018-2021

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2021
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deaa324

Study questionIs there an association between 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure and fecundability and infertility among Seveso women and their daughters?Summary answerTCDD exposure is associated with a decrease in fecundab…

2018
International journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/ije/dyy165

Background2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is proposed to interfere with fetal growth via altered activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (protein: AHR; gene: AHR) pathway which regulates diverse biological and developmental …

2018
Environment international ·doi:10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.051

A 1976 chemical factory explosion near Seveso, Italy exposed residents to high levels of 2,3,7,8-tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin). Dioxin is a known human carcinogen and potent endocrine disruptor. It is highly lipophilic and h…