Targeting nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to treat smoking-related periodontitis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-245

  Liu, Ying Feng ^a   Ge, Xin ^a   Wen, Ling Ying ^a   Wang, Xiao Jing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTIUM; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SMOKING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GINGIVA; HUMANS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PERIODONTITIS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78651111064     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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