Nicotine Exposure during Rodent Pregnancy Alters the Composition of Maternal Gut Microbiota and Abundance of Maternal and Amniotic Short Chain Fatty Acids

Nicotine Exposure during Rodent Pregnancy Alters the Composition of Maternal Gut Microbiota and Abundance of Maternal and Amniotic Short Chain Fatty Acids

Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Numerous reports link smoking in pregnancy with serious adverse outcomes, such as miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, low birth weight, perinatal morbidity, and infant mortality. Corollaries of consuming nicotine in pregnancy, separate fro...

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Main Authors: Jasenka Zubcevic, Jacqueline Watkins, Cindy Lin, Byrell Bautista, Heather M. Hatch, Sergei G. Tevosian, Linda F. Hayward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Metabolites
Subjects:
smoking
pregnancy
microbiota
SCFA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/8/735

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