Effects of exposure to air pollution and smoking on the placental aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity
Journal Article
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· Arch. Environ. Health; (United States)
Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activities were determined in placental tissues of 152 nonsmoker or exsmoker women who live in Ankara and 125 nonsmoker women who live in areas surrounding Ankara. Levels of AHH were also determined in the placentas of 52 cigarette smokers. The mean AHH activity in the Ankara group was 11.17 +/- 5.41; in the control group, 6.44 +/- 5.48; and for smokers, 45.68 +/- 53.36, which indicates significant differences (p < .001). There was a strong correlation (r = 0.89) between the AHH activities of individuals who live in Ankara and smoke content of the air. Placental AHH activity did not show any relation to the age, nutritional and dietary habits, factors of indoor pollution, duration of pregnancy, nor did the weight, length and Apgar score of the babies.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey
- OSTI ID:
- 6609042
- Journal Information:
- Arch. Environ. Health; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Environ. Health; (United States) Vol. 41:6; ISSN AEHLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
FETAL MEMBRANES
HYDROCARBONS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INJURIES
MEMBRANES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLACENTA
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SMOKES
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
FETAL MEMBRANES
HYDROCARBONS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INJURIES
MEMBRANES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLACENTA
POLLUTION
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
TOBACCO SMOKES