Patterns and Determinants of Essential and Toxic Elements in Chinese Women at Mid-Pregnancy, Late Pregnancy, and Lactation.

Nutrients · 2021 · PMC7922563 · PMID 33669610

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We also observed a decreasing trend in maternal Hg concentration as expected, with the highest in mid-pregnancy (0.75 ng/mL), following by late pregnancy (0.70 ng/mL), and the lowest in lactation (0.59 ng/mL), possibly because of the increasing blood volume during pregnancy and the faster blood clearance half-life of Hg during lactation [ 43 ].

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