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SUBMITTER: Park HR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7254746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Park Hae-Ryung HR Elkin Elana R ER Castillo-Castrejon Marisol M Loch-Caruso Rita R
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) 20200303
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardant compounds detected in human placenta and linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Impaired trophoblast migration and invasion during early pregnancy have been implicated as potential mechanisms of pregnancy disorders. The present study investigated the effect of BDE-47, a prevalent PBDE congener, on cell migration, invasion, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression in a human first trimester extravillous trophoblast cell line, HTR-8/SV ...[more]