Journal article
Fetal and neonatal exposure to nicotine disrupts ovarian function and fertility in adult female rats
Abstract
Women born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy have been shown to have imparied fertility, although the mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. Nicotine administration in adult animals has adverse effects on the ovary and uterus; however, the effects of fetal exposure to nicotine on postnatal ovarian function have not been determined. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of fetal and neonatal exposure to nicotine on …
Authors
Holloway AC; Kellenberger LD; Petrik JJ
Journal
Endocrine, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 213–216
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2006
DOI
10.1385/endo:30:2:213
ISSN
1355-008X