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Cigarette smoke extracts inhibit prostacyclin synthesis by the rat urinary bladder.

Since prostacyclin (PGI2) is known to have a cytoprotective effect on epithelia, and since cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, we investigated the possibility that nicotine, cotinine (the principal metabolite of nicotine) and other components of cigarette smoke...

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Autores principales: Jeremy, J. Y., Mikhailidis, D. P., Dandona, P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1985
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1977078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3890913