Mentholated and non-mentholated cigarettes alter transepithelial electrical resistance of calu-3 human bronchial epithelial cells

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Alakayak, Jorjana ^a   Knall, Cindy ^b  

^a Mt Edgecumbe High School Mentor

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 61849098767     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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