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Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 547-552 , April 2010

Oxidative stress status and lipid profiles of diabetic pregnant rats exposed to cigarette smoke

Maricelma da Silva Soares de Souza
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
- University of Marília (UNIMAR), Marília, São Paulo State, Brazil
Yuri Karen Sinzato
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
Paula Helena Ortiz Lima
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
Iracema Mattos Paranhos Calderon
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
Débora Cristina Damasceno
- Laboratory of Experimental Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Corresponding author.

Received 2 March 2009 ,Revised 5 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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Maricelma da Silva Soares de Souza graduated in Biological Sciences (Medical Modality) from the UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista in 1993, and then undertook a MS in Pharmacology (Unesp, 1996) and a PhD in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology at the Botucatu Medical School, Unesp (2005). She is a teacher and researcher in the University of Marilia and a collaborator in research projects at Unesp. The author has experience in the area of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, focusing mainly on diabetes mellitus, exposure to cigarette smoke, reproductive performance, the antioxidant system and natural products.