Journal article
Ionizing Radiation Exposure During Pregnancy: Effects on Postnatal Development and Life
Abstract
Reliable human data on the effects of prenatal exposure to ionizing radiation are largely based on high-dose exposures. Exposure to low doses may produce effects that are not easily observable at birth, and may persist over the course of the offspring's postnatal life. This is important when considering fetal programing, a phenomenon characterized by changes in offspring phenotype due to a stress experienced in utero. In this review, we briefly …
Authors
Sreetharan S; Thome C; Tharmalingam S; Jones DE; Kulesza AV; Khaper N; Lees SJ; Wilson JY; Boreham DR; Tai TC
Journal
Radiation Research, Vol. 187, No. 6, pp. 647–658
Publisher
Radiation Research Society
Publication Date
June 2017
DOI
10.1667/rr14657.1
ISSN
0033-7587