Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and thyroid hormone during pregnancy. Chevrier, J., Harley, K. G, Bradman, A., Gharbi, M., Sjödin, A., & Eskenazi, B. Environmental health perspectives, 118(10):1444–1449, October, 2010.
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and thyroid hormone during pregnancy. [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants has increased exponentially over the last three decades. Animal and human studies suggest that PBDEs may disrupt thyroid function. Although thyroid hormone (TH) of maternal origin plays an essential role in normal fetal brain development, there is a paucity of human data regarding associations between exposure to PBDEs and maternal TH levels during pregnancy.

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