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The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on the alveolar wall composition during the phases of lung development
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Cigarette smoking is one of the foremost causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and although it is the most preventable causes of death, it accounts for approximately 6 ...
The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on cellular senescence in the lungs of the offspring
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Several studies conducted in laboratories at the University of the Western Cape has demonstrated an interference with the parenchymal lung tissue of the offspring when exposed to nicotine (smoking cigarettes and/or Nicotine ...
The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on cell proliferation on the lungs of the offspring
(2013)
Tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the biggest contributing factors to a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases ...