Impact of fetal nicotine exposure on development of rat brain regions: Critical sensitive periods or effects of withdrawal?

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1993, Pages 319-328

  Slotkin, T A ^a   Lappi, S E ^a   Seidler, F J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicotine effects on brain development; Ornithine decarboxylase in developing brain

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DENDRITES; FEMALE; MEMBRANES; NICOTINE; ORGAN WEIGHT; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027418988     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(93)90224-Y     Document Type: Article

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