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Areca nut chewing and systemic inflammation: evidence of a common pathway for systemic diseases
BACKGROUND: Areca nut, the seed of fruit of an oriental palm, known as Areca catechu, is commonly chewed in many countries. Diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, oropharyngeal and oesophageal cancers have been associated with areca nut chewing and the mechanism by which areca nut chewing...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419065/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22676449 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-9255-9-22 |