"Cotinine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The N-glucuronide conjugate of cotinine is a major urinary metabolite of NICOTINE. It thus serves as a biomarker of exposure to tobacco SMOKING. It has CNS stimulating properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D003367
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.773.812.180
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cotinine" by people in Profiles.
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Relation to Family Characteristics, Stressors and Chemical Co-Exposures in California Girls. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 10 30; 16(21).
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Age at Pubertal Onset in Girls and Tobacco Smoke Exposure During Pre- and Postnatal Susceptibility Windows. Epidemiology. 2017 09; 28(5):719-727.
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Population-based comparison of biomarker concentrations for chemicals of concern among Latino-American and non-Hispanic white children. J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Jun; 17(3):802-19.
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Levels of cotinine in dried blood specimens from newborns as a biomarker of maternal smoking close to the time of delivery. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Dec 01; 178(11):1648-54.
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Validity of self-reported adult secondhand smoke exposure. Tob Control. 2015 Jan; 24(1):48-53.
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Gene-centric analysis of serum cotinine levels in African and European American populations. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Mar; 37(4):968-74.
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Association of cigarette smoking with albuminuria in the United States: the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Ren Fail. 2007; 29(2):133-42.
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Environmental tobacco smoke and pregnancy outcome. Epidemiology. 2004 Nov; 15(6):660-70.
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Relationship between cigarette smoking and novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Jun 03; 138(11):891-7.
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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in pregnant women: the association between self-report and serum cotinine. Environ Res. 2002 Sep; 90(1):21-32.