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Smoking and reproduction: The oviduct as a target of cigarette smoke

Overview of attention for article published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, September 2005
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Title
Smoking and reproduction: The oviduct as a target of cigarette smoke
Published in
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, September 2005
DOI 10.1186/1477-7827-3-52
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Authors

Prue Talbot, Karen Riveles

Abstract

The oviduct is an exquisitely designed organ that functions in picking-up ovulated oocytes, transporting gametes in opposite directions to the site of fertilization, providing a suitable environment for fertilization and early development, and transporting preimplantation embryos to the uterus. A variety of biological processes can be studied in oviducts making them an excellent model for toxicological studies. This review considers the role of the oviduct in oocyte pick-up and embryo transport and the evidence that chemicals in both mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke impair these oviductal functions. Epidemiological data have repeatedly shown that women who smoke are at increased risk for a variety of reproductive problems, including ectopic pregnancy, delay to conception, and infertility. In vivo and in vitro studies indicate the oviduct is targeted by smoke components in a manner that could explain some of the epidemiological data. Comparisons between the toxicity of smoke from different types of cigarettes, including harm reduction cigarettes, are discussed, and the chemicals in smoke that impair oviductal functioning are reviewed.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 98 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
India 1 1%
Unknown 96 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 15%
Student > Bachelor 14 14%
Student > Master 13 13%
Researcher 11 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 7 7%
Other 13 13%
Unknown 25 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 21%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 5%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 28 29%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 September 2013.
All research outputs
#6,505,288
of 24,647,023 outputs
Outputs from Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
#239
of 1,079 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#18,996
of 62,289 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
#3
of 7 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,647,023 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 73rd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,079 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 10.5. This one has done well, scoring higher than 77% of its peers.
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