The influence of nicotine on granulocytic differentiation – Inhibition of the oxidative burst and bacterial killing and increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 release
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neutrophils leave the bone marrow as terminally differentiated cells, yet little is known of the influence of nicotine or other tobacco smoke components on neutrophil differentiation. Therefore, promyelocytic HL-60 cells were differe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Cell Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/9/19 |