Perinatal nicotine exposure produces attention deficits in male offspring in the object based attention (OBA) test.

<p>Recognition index was analyzed in male and female mice from the nicotine+saccharin (N + S), saccharin alone (S) and plain drinking water (W) groups. There was a significant decrease in this measurement in male mice from the N+S group. *<i>p</i><0.05. [Mean ± SEM: Male: W: 73.95 ±4.65; S: 74.93 ± 4.85; N + S: 50.04 ± 4.65; Female: W: 56.01 ± 4.60; S: 62.61 ± 4.80; N + S: 59.46 ± 7.85].