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. 2024 Jan;132(1):14001.
doi: 10.1289/EHP14032. Epub 2024 Jan 23.

Asking the Right Questions: Untargeted Metabolomics for Studying Early Pregnancy Paraben Exposures

Florencia Pascual

Asking the Right Questions: Untargeted Metabolomics for Studying Early Pregnancy Paraben Exposures

Florencia Pascual. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Periconceptional exposures to three parabens were, surprisingly, associated with dietary sources of these preservatives rather than personal care products, highlighting the utility of this method and need for more study of dietary parabens.

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Researchers used untargeted metabolomics to study periconceptional exposures to three parabens, which turned out to be associated with dietary sources of these preservatives rather than personal care products. Image: © Alfian Muzaki/Adobe Stock.
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