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MATERNAL NICOTINE EXPOSURE DURING GESTATION AND LACTATION OF RATS INDUCE MICROSCOPIC EMPHYSEMA IN THE OFFSPRING

G. S. Maritz Department of Physiological Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
Pages 391-403 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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