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Induction of Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase in Human Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages by Cigarette Smoking

Pulmonary alveolar macrophages were obtained from healthy volunteers by saline pulmonary lavage, and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase was measured in the cells. Enzyme activity was low in cells from five nonsmokers with a mean of 0.008±0.004 U/10(6) cells. Cells obtained from nine cigarette smokers cont...

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Main Authors: Cantrell, E. T., Warr, G. A., Busbee, D. L., Martin, R. R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1973
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC302469/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4124207
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