Nicotine and brain development
Dwyer JB, Broide RS, Leslie FM. Nicotine and brain development. Birth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today Reviews 2008, 84: 30-44. PMID: 18383130, DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.20118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCognition DisordersFemaleGanglionic StimulantsHumansLearning DisabilitiesNicotinePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReceptors, NicotinicConceptsNicotine replacement therapyMaternal smokingPharmacologic propertiesBrain developmentSudden infant death syndromeFetal central nervous systemAuditory cognitive dysfunctionActivation of nAChRsInfant death syndromeCentral nervous systemNumerous brain regionsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCell survivalLigand-gated ion channelsLong-term alterationsSpecific neural circuitryCritical developmental periodPregnant womenReplacement therapyTobacco cessationCholinergic modulationFunctional statusNeonatal brainPreclinical studiesTransmitter release