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Developmental exposure to second-hand smoke increases adult atherogenesis and alters mitochondrial DNA copy number and deletions in apoE(-/-) mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Fetterman Jessica L, Pompilius Melissa, Westbrook David G, Uyeminami Dale, Brown Jamelle, Pinkerton Kent E, Ballinger Scott W
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. While many studies have focused upon the effects of adult second-hand smoke exposure on cardiovascular disease development, disease development occurs over decades and is likely influenced by childhood exposu...
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