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Maternal smoking and the retinoid pathway in the developing lung

BACKGROUND: Maternal smoking is a risk factor for pediatric lung disease, including asthma. Animal models suggest that maternal smoking causes defective alveolarization in the offspring. Retinoic acid signaling modulates both lung development and postnatal immune function. Thus, abnormalities in thi...

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Autores principales: Manoli, Sara E, Smith, Lacey A, Vyhlidal, Carrie A, An, Chang Hyeok, Porrata, Yolanda, Cardoso, Wellington V, Baron, Rebecca M, Haley, Kathleen J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3479035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22651576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-13-42