Maternal transfer in aquatic mammals
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maternal-transfer-in-aquatic-mammals-192-18565686
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Maternal transfer in aquatic mammals
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In aquatic mammals, maternal transfer is the movement of contaminants from mother to offspring, typically of lipophilic contaminants while in utero or through the mother's milk. This has become important with the increase in usage of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs biomagnify due to their lipophilic nature and become accumulated in the lipid tissues of aquatic mammals. These lipids are used as energy for the mother during the development of offspring, which releases the POPs into the
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Biological Phenomenon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_transfer_in_aquatic_mammals
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2023-09-03T00:43:04Z
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