Alexa Friedman, Samantha Schildroth, Julia A Bauer, Brent A Coull, Donald R Smith, Donatella Placidi, Giuseppa Cagna, Maxine H Krengel, Yorghos Tripodis, Roberta F White, Roberto G Lucchini, Robert O Wright, Megan Horton, Christine Austin, Manish Arora, Birgit Claus Henn
BACKGROUND: Manganese (Mn) is both an essential and toxic metal, and associations with neurodevelopment depend on exposure timing. Prospective data examining early life Mn with adolescent cognition are sparse. METHODS: We enrolled 140 Italian adolescents (10-14 years old) from the Public Health Impact of Metals Exposure study. Mn in deciduous teeth was measured using laser ablation-mass spectrometry to represent prenatal, postnatal and early childhood exposure...
2023: Neurotoxicology and Teratology