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Prenatal and early, but not late, postnatal exposure of mice to sidestream tobacco smoke increases airway hyperresponsiveness La

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.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Zhong-Xin Wu, Dawn D. Hunter, Vincent L. Kish & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
117
9
1434
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Health, Child Health, Smoking