Antibacterial Exposure in Utero May Harm Developing Child

“Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) report that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC) can transfer the compound from mother to offspring and interfere with the metabolism of lipids, whose biological function is storing energy, signaling, and acting as structural components of cell membranes.”

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Enright HA, Falso MJS, Malfatti MA, Lao V, Kuhn EA, Hum N, et al. (2017) Maternal exposure to an environmentally relevant dose of triclocarban results in perinatal exposure and potential alterations in offspring development in the mouse model. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0181996. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181996