Air pollution and newborns (IMAGE)

University of the Basque Country

Air pollution and newborns

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Air pollution affects the thyroid glands, and thyroid hormones are essential for regulating foetal growth and metabolism and play an important role in neurological development.

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Bernat Alberdi

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