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. 2021 Feb 21;22(4):2148. doi: 10.3390/ijms22042148

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Concentrations of PFOS (mean) in maternal, cord and children serum [136,193]. The blood–placenta barrier limits the penetration of PFASs to the fetus. In the first years of life, the concentration of PFASs in the serum starts to increase.