The Composition of Cigarette Smoke: A Chronology of the Studies of Four Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Among the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a major class of identified cigarette mainstream smoke (MSS) components, are several shown to be tumorigenic in laboratory animals and suspect as possible tumorigens to humans. To date, nearly 540 PAHs have been completely or partially identified in...

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Main Authors: Rodgman A, Perfetti TA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2006-10-01
Series:Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0830