Cytotoxic and genotoxic evaluation of cotinine using human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y)

Abstract Cotinine is the main metabolite of nicotine, which is metabolized in the liver through a cytochrome P450 enzyme. Different studies point to genetic instability caused by nicotine, such as single and double DNA strand breaks and micronuclei formation, but little is known about the effect of...

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Main Authors: Daiana Dalberto, Caroline Cardoso Nicolau, Ana Leticia Hilario Garcia, Adriane Perachi Nordin, Ivana Grivicich, Juliana da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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