http://missionlocal.org/2011/03/prescriptions-placenta-housekeeping/ News From San Francisco's Mission District Sat, 18 May 2013 23:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://missionlocal.org/2011/03/prescriptions-placenta-housekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-177904 Looking for plastic in the placenta at UCSF | Way Out West News Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:33:51 +0000 http://missionlocal.org/?p=109042#comment-177904 [...] A UCSF research scientist is charting new territory by studying the effects of phthalates – widely chemicals used in soft plastics – on the development of fetuses. Dr. Jennifer Adibi is studying cells from the placenta to determine if the toxic chemicals can alter hormonal development in utero. Testing on animals has shown that phthalates can damage male and female reproductive systems. [Mission Local] [...]

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