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Nicotine Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Mouse Models of Lung Cancer
BACKGROUND: Nicotine is the major addictive component of tobacco smoke. Although nicotine is generally thought to have limited ability to initiate cancer, it can induce cell proliferation and angiogenesis in a variety of systems. These properties might enable nicotine to facilitate the growth of tum...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759510/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19841737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007524 |