Cotinine and spontaneous abortion: might variations in metabolism play a role?

Epidemiology. 2006 Sep;17(5):492-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000229124.49413.d8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Spontaneous / chemically induced*
  • Abortion, Spontaneous / epidemiology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Cotinine / adverse effects
  • Cotinine / blood
  • Cotinine / metabolism*
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 / metabolism
  • Female
  • Ganglionic Stimulants / adverse effects
  • Ganglionic Stimulants / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Nicotine / adverse effects
  • Nicotine / metabolism*
  • Pregnancy
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Ganglionic Stimulants
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Nicotine
  • CYP1A2 protein, human
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2
  • Cotinine