Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites in Urine Show Age-Related Changes and Associations with Adiposity and Parameters of Insulin Sensitivity in Childhood

Arianna Smerieri; Chiara Testa; Pietro Lazzeroni; Francesca Nuti; Enzo Grossi; Silvia Cesari; Luisa Montanini; Giuseppe Latini; Sergio Bernasconi; Anna Maria Papini; Maria E. Street

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117831

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Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites in Urine Show Age-Related Changes and Associations with Adiposity and Parameters of Insulin Sensitivity in Childhood

Arianna Smerieri,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Chiara Testa,

Affiliations Interdepartimental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (www.peptlab.eu), Florence, Italy, Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff,” University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, PeptLab@UCP c/o LCB EA 4505 Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise, France
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Pietro Lazzeroni,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Francesca Nuti,

Affiliations Interdepartimental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (www.peptlab.eu), Florence, Italy, Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff,” University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, PeptLab@UCP c/o LCB EA 4505 Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise, France
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Enzo Grossi,

Affiliation Villa Santa Maria Institute, Tavernerio, Italy
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Silvia Cesari,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Luisa Montanini,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Giuseppe Latini,

Affiliations Clinical Physiology Institute (IFC-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy, Division of neonatology, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy
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Sergio Bernasconi,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Anna Maria Papini,

Affiliations Interdepartimental Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (www.peptlab.eu), Florence, Italy, Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff,” University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, PeptLab@UCP c/o LCB EA 4505 Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise, France
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Maria E. Street

* E-mail: mariaelisabeth.street@asmn.re.it

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy, Depts of Paediatrics and of Research and Statistics, S. Maria Nuova Hospital and Research Institute, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites in Urine Show Age-Related Changes and Associations with Adiposity and Parameters of Insulin Sensitivity in Childhood

Arianna Smerieri,
Chiara Testa,
Pietro Lazzeroni,
Francesca Nuti,
Enzo Grossi,
Silvia Cesari,
Luisa Montanini,
Giuseppe Latini,
Sergio Bernasconi,
Anna Maria Papini

Published: February 23, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117831

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