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Formation and Retention of Cotinine during Placental Transfer of Nicotine in Human Placental Cotyledon
1 Jan 1998
Abstract excerpt
Maternal smoking during pregnancy causes reduction of fetal breathing movements, an effect attributed to nicotine in fetal blood. Nicotine is metabolized to cotinine which has a long plasma half-life and exhibits slow clearance across membrane barriers. It is also known to activate placental phospholipase-A2-like enzymes, resulting in formation of prostaglandins. Therefore, we studied transport of nicotine in...
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