Low level nicotine: A novel approach to reduce osteoporosis incidence

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1067-1068

  Zhang, Jun ^a,b   Chen, Feng ^b,c   Yun, Feng ^b,c   Chen, Jinping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NICOTINE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77951622550     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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