| Document ID (ISN) | 34874 |
| CIS number |
81-159 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mišonova V.N., Stepanova P.A., Zarudin V.V. |
| Title |
Disturbed pregnancy and childbirth in women exposed to low levels of metallic mercury vapour at the workplace |
| Original title |
Osobennosti beremennosti i rodov ženščin, kontaktirujuščih s malymi koncentracijami parov metalličeskoj rtuti v proizvodstvennyh pomeščenijah [in Russian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1980, No.2, p.21-23. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
349 exposed women and 215 controls were studied. Placental changes seen in the exposed women varied with the length of exposure. There was a high proportion of low birth weights. The placenta presented functional and morphological insufficiency manifestations associated with compensation and adaptation mechanisms designed to protect the foetus. Immunological changes in the mother-foetus system were due to infiltration of small lymphocytes having lytic properties into the placental tissue. Foetal hypotrophy may be due both to placental insuffiency and immunological changes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mercury; expectant mothers; genetic effects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
embryotoxic effects; comparative study; immunobiological changes |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Mercury and compounds
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