In Utero and lactational exposure to nicotine alters the intra-ovarian IGF system in adult female rats

Reproductive Biology Insights

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Cesta, Carolyn E ^a   Petrik, Jim J ^b   Ambraska, Heather ^a   Holloway, Alison C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

In utero exposure; Insulin like growth factors; Nicotine; Ovary

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952097230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/rbi.s2360     Document Type: Article

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