Maternal Cigarette Smoke Exposure Worsens Neurological Outcomes in Adolescent Offspring with Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury

Maternal Cigarette Smoke Exposure Worsens Neurological Outcomes in Adolescent Offspring with Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury

Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy occurs in approximately 6 per 1000 term newborns leading to devastating neurological consequences, such as cerebral palsy and seizures. Maternal smoking is one of the prominent risk factors contributing to HI injury. Mitochondrial integrity plays a critical role...

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Main Authors: Yik L. Chan, Sonia Saad, Rita Machaalani, Brian G. Oliver, Bryce Vissel, Carol Pollock, Nicole M. Jones, Hui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Subjects:
mitophagy
apoptosis
cognition
motor behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00306/full

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