Maternal nicotine exposure during gestation and lactation interferes with alveolar development in the neonatal lung

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Maritz, G S ^a   Dennis, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; GESTATION PERIOD; LACTATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MILK; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NICOTINE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032321544     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R98036     Document Type: Article

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