Does cotinine act upon reactive oxygen species and peroxidases?
Nicotine, an oxidizing agent, is certainly one of the most widely used alkaloids in the world. It is, together with its main metabolite, cotinine, responsible for tobacco-dependence. The use of tobacco is closely associated with lung disease, morphological leukocyte modification and generation of ox...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Eclética Química |
| Online Access: | https://revista.iq.unesp.br/ojs/index.php/ecletica/article/view/354 |