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Last Edited: 3/18/08
Biomarkers
A cellular or molecular indicator of environmental exposure, health effect, or susceptibility. Biomarkers can be used to measure internal dose or early biological response to a environmental exposure that may not be causing visible signs of illness.
Papers
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Distribution of persistent, lipid-soluble chemicals in breast and abdominal adipose tissues: Lessons learned from a breast cancer study
(03/01/2004)
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Objectives: We sought to determine differences between concentrations of persistent, lipid-soluble chemical contaminants in breast and abdominal adipose tissues and to explore whether concentrations measured...
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Micronucleated erythrocytes as an index of cytogenetic damage in humans: demographic and dietary factors associated with micronucleated erythrocytes in splenectomized subjects
(04/15/1990)
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Erythrocytes containing micronuclei serve as an indicator of genotoxic exposure in individuals who lack splenic function....
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Worldwide trends in DDT levels in human breast milk
(03/01/1999)
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Concern over human breast milk contamination with the pesticide DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(chlorodiphenyl)ethane) has prompted numerous studies around the world during the last five decades....
Related Projects
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Cohort Study of Girls Nutrition, Environment and Tanner stage
-- This project is a renewal of the prior 7-year longitudinal study of factors that affect age at pubertal development in girls and is part of the Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Program (BCERP),....