Comparison of Protective Effects of Electroacupuncture at ST 36 and LU 5 on Pulmonary and Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis Changes in Perinatal Nicotine-Exposed Rats

Background. Maternal smoking and/or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke continue to be significant factors in fetal and childhood morbidity and are a serious public health issue worldwide. Nicotine passes through the placenta easily with minimal biotransformation, entering fetal circulation, whe...

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Main Authors: Yawen Lu, Bo Ji, Guozhen Zhao, Jian Dai, Reiko Sakurai, Yitian Liu, Qiujie Mou, Yana Xie, Qin Zhang, Shuang Xu, Virender Kumar Rehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3901528