The betel nut is commonly used as a drug by Asian populations. A high prevalen ce of adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported in women who chewed betel qui d during gestation. The hypothesis that chronic exposure ...The betel nut is commonly used as a drug by Asian populations. A high prevalen ce of adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported in women who chewed betel qui d during gestation. The hypothesis that chronic exposure of the fetus to arecoli ne (the principal alkaloid of the areca nut) is the cause was investigated in a clinical observational study on six newborns from Asian mothers who chewed betel nut during pregnancy.展开更多
文摘The betel nut is commonly used as a drug by Asian populations. A high prevalen ce of adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported in women who chewed betel qui d during gestation. The hypothesis that chronic exposure of the fetus to arecoli ne (the principal alkaloid of the areca nut) is the cause was investigated in a clinical observational study on six newborns from Asian mothers who chewed betel nut during pregnancy.
