Interaction of p-benzoquinone with hemoglobin in smoker’s blood causes alteration of structure and loss of oxygen binding capacity

Cigarette smoke (CS) is an important source of morbidity and early mortality worldwide. Besides causing various life-threatening diseases, CS is also known to cause hypoxia. Chronic hypoxia would induce early aging and premature death. Continuation of smoking during pregnancy is a known risk for the...

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Published in:Toxicol Rep
Main Authors: Ghosh, Arunava, Banerjee, Santanu, Mitra, Amrita, Muralidharan, Monita, Roy, Bappaditya, Banerjee, Rajat, Mandal, Amit Kumar, Chatterjee, Indu B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5615826/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28959550
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.02.001
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