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Smoking during Pregnancy affects Myelin Genes in Offspring
Published November 16, 2010
in Science Daily
Smoking during pregnancy may interfere with brain development. New animal research shows maternal smoking affects genes important in the formation and action of a fatty brain substance called myelin that insulates brain cell connections. The finding may explain why the children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, autism, drug abuse, and other psychiatric disorders.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101115155331.htm
Filed under: Animal Models, Brain Development, Gender, Mothers