Key result
Extended environmental tobacco smoke exposure in young guinea pigs alters the lung C-fiber CNS reflex, contributing to adverse respiratory consequences.
Provides mechanistic insight from young animal model; leaves open applicability to human pediatric ETS exposure and guidelines.
A. C. Bonham, C-Y. Chen, T. Mutoh, J. P. Joad, Lung C-Fiber CNS Reflex: Role in the Respiratory Consequences of Extended Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Young Guinea Pigs, Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, Supplement 4: Inhaled Irritants and Allergens (Aug., 2001), pp. 573-578
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Bonham et al. (2001) studied this question. Extended environmental tobacco smoke exposure in young guinea pigs alters the lung C-fiber CNS reflex, contributing to adverse respiratory consequences.
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