Prenatal and Early, but Not Late, Postnatal Exposure of Mice to Sidestream Tobacco Smoke Increases Airway Hyperresponsiveness Later in Life

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoke exposure in utero and during early postnatal development increases the incidence of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) later in life, suggesting that a possible critical period of developmental sensitivity exists in the prenatal and early postnatal periods. OBJEC...

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Main Authors: Wu, Zhong-Xin, Hunter, Dawn D., Kish, Vincent L., Benders, Katherine M., Batchelor, Thomas P., Dey, Richard D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737022/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19750110
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0800511
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