Search Results - "Kazemi, Tina"

Prenatal nicotine exposure alters gene expression profiles of neurons in the sub-regions of the VTA during early postnatal development by McGill, Lindsey D., Avci, Naze G., Kazemi, Tina, Sunaga, Yoshinori, Akay, Yasemin M., Akay, Metin

“…Brain growth occurs during the first 2 weeks of postnatal development in rats. This developmental period is equivalent to the third trimester of human…”
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Investigating the effects of chronic perinatal alcohol and combined nicotine and alcohol exposure on dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in the VTA by Kazemi, Tina, Huang, Shuyan, Avci, Naze G., Akay, Yasemin M., Akay, Metin

“…The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is the origin of dopaminergic neurons and the dopamine (DA) reward pathway. This pathway has been widely studied in addiction…”
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Comparison between dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in the VTA following chronic nicotine exposure during pregnancy by Keller, Renee F., Kazemi, Tina, Dragomir, Andrei, Akay, Yasemin M., Akay, Metin

“…Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy through maternal smoking or nicotine replacement therapy is associated with adverse birth outcomes as well as several…”
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Investigating the influence of perinatal nicotine and alcohol exposure on the genetic profiles of dopaminergic neurons in the VTA using miRNA–mRNA analysis by Kazemi, Tina, Huang, Shuyan, Avci, Naze G., Waits, Charlotte Mae K., Akay, Yasemin M., Akay, Metin

“…Nicotine and alcohol are two of the most commonly used and abused recreational drugs, are often used simultaneously, and have been linked to significant health…”
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Investigating the influence of perinatal nicotine exposure on genetic profiles of neurons in the sub-regions of the VTA by Kazemi, Tina, Avci, Naze G., Keller, Renee F., Akay, Yasemin M., Akay, Metin

“…Chronic nicotine exposure during pregnancy has been shown to induce physiological and anatomical alterations in offspring. Previously, we investigated the…”
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