The number of oogonia and somatic cells in the human female embryo and fetus in relation to whether or not exposed to maternal cigarette smoking | Zendy

Melissa C. Lutterodt | Zendy; K.P. Sorensen | Zendy; Karen Bonde Larsen | Zendy; Sven O. Skouby | Zendy; Claus Yding Andersen | Zendy; Anne Grete Byskov | Zendy

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The number of oogonia and somatic cells in the human female embryo and fetus in relation to whether or not exposed to maternal cigarette smoking

Author(s) -

Melissa C. Lutterodt,

K.P. Sorensen,

Karen Bonde Larsen,

Sven O. Skouby,

Claus Yding Andersen,

Anne Grete Byskov

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dep226

Subject(s) - somatic cell , offspring , in utero , andrology , fetus , biology , pregnancy , cotinine , physiology , endocrinology , embryo , medicine , ovary , nicotine , genetics , gene

Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking or compounds of cigarette smoke is associated with serious reproductive hazards such as apoptotic death of oogonia in murine offspring and decreased fecundability in human offspring. The present study addresses potential effects of in utero exposure to cigarette smoking.

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