Developmental hippocampal neuroplasticity in a model of nicotine replacement therapy during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The influence of developmental nicotine exposure on the brain represents an important health topic in light of the popularity of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as a smoking cessation method during pregnancy.In this study, we used a model of NRT during pregnancy and breastfeeding to explore the c...

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Main Authors: Ian Mahar, Rosemary C Bagot, Maria Antonietta Davoli, Sharon Miksys, Rachel F Tyndale, Claire-Dominique Walker, Marissa Maheu, Sheng-Hai Huang, Tak Pan Wong, Naguib Mechawar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3352874?pdf=render