Behavioral and neural consequences of prenatal exposure to nicotine

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 630-641

  Ernst, Monique ^a,d   Moolchan, Eric T ^b   Robinson, Miqun L ^c  

^a Brain Imaging Center   (United States)

^b Teen Tobacco Addict Treatm Res C   (United States)

^c Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic Research Branch NIDA IRP   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior disorders; In utero; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANCY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0035009183     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200106000-00007     Document Type: Article

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