The influence of maternal nicotine exposure on the status of the connective tissue framework of developing rat lung

Pathophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-51

  Maritz, G S ^a   Dolley, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastic tissue; Emphysema

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FETUS; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029879589     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4680(95)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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