Nicotine: Potentially a multifunctional carcinogen?

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-3

  Campain, Julie A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

4 (METHYLNITROSAMINO) 1 (3 PYRIDYL) 1 BUTANONE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; FREE RADICAL; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITROSAMINE; NITROSONORNICOTINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCLEROPROTEIN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DNA DAMAGE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; GINGIVA; HUMAN; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

CARCINOGENS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MOUTH; NICOTINE; NITROSAMINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 2442687970     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfh106     Document Type: Article

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