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Iron Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study in Belgium
(T4), free triiodothyronine, thyrotropin (TSH), thyroglobulin (Tg), thyroid peroxidase antibodies, Tg antibodies, hemoglobin, serum ferritin (SF), soluble transferrin receptor, urinary iodine ...
Identifying nanodescriptors to predict the toxicity of nanomaterials: a case study on titanium dioxide
2 and 3) performed under different exposure conditions (presence and/or absence of serum). Firstly, we identified the nanodescriptor(s) closely associated to biological endpoints. Secondly, we determined ...
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food
increase in serum total cholesterol in adults, and the decrease in antibody response at vaccination in children were identified as the critical effects. For PFOA, the increase in serum total cholesterol was ...
Interferon-gamma expression and infectivity of Toxoplasma infected tissues in experimentally infected sheep in comparison with pigs.
(T-helper 1 cells), IL-4 (Th2 cells) and IL-10 mRNA (Treg cells) expression by blood mononuclear cells, and the serum antibody response against Toxoplasma gondii total lysate antigen, recombinant T. gondii ...
Parasite distribution and associated immune response during the acute phase of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep.
the detection limit three weeks after infection. This coincides with an increase in parastic-specific serum IgG1 and IgG2 and a decrease of the antigen-specific IFN-gamma response in PP, PBMC and ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic sheep in Belgium.
source of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans, information is lacking concerning the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in sheep in Belgium. We examined 3170 serum samples for anti-Toxoplasma IgG in ...
Iron status and its determinants in a nationally representative sample of pregnant women.
volume were measured using a Beckman Coulter Hematology Analyzer and serum ferritin (SF) and transferrin receptor (sTfr) concentrations by immunoassay. In total, 55 obstetric clinics and 1,311 pregnant ...
Serological profiles in nursery piglets colonized with Staphylococcus aureus.
introduction of a methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) Sequence Type (ST) 398 strain. Therefore, serum samples were collected at different times from 31 weaned piglets originating from four different sows. ...
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women: a national cross-sectional survey.
face-to-face. 55 obstetric clinics were randomly selected and 1311 pregnant women participated in the study. The median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D] concentration was significantly lower in the first ...