Table 3.

Comparison between metabolic and endocrine changes in the models of maternal nicotine and tobacco smoke-exposed during lactation.

		Mother	Male pups
Serum cotinine	Tobacco	↑	↑
	Nicotine	↑	↑
Serum cholesterol	Tobacco	Unchanged	Unchanged
	Nicotine	Unchanged	Unchanged
Serum HDL-c	Tobacco	↑	↑
	Nicotine	↑	↑
Serum LDL-c	Tobacco	Unchanged	↓
	Nicotine	Unchanged	Unchanged
Serum VLDL-c	Tobacco	↑	Unchanged
	Nicotine	Unchanged	Unchanged
Serum triglycerides	Tobacco	↑	↑
	Nicotine	Unchanged	Unchanged
Serum leptin	Tobacco	Unchanged	Unchanged
	Nicotine	↑	↑
Serum triiodothyronine	Tobacco	Unchanged	Unchanged
	Nicotine	Unchanged	↑
Serum thyroxine	Tobacco	Unchanged	Unchanged
	Nicotine	↓	↓
Serum corticosterone	Tobacco	Unchanged	↑
	Nicotine	Unchanged	↑
Adrenal catecholamine content	Tobacco	Unchanged	↑
	Nicotine	Unchanged	↑