Smoking, white blood cell counts, and TNF system activity in Japanese male subjects with normal glucose tolerance

Smoking, white blood cell counts, and TNF system activity in Japanese male subjects with normal glucose tolerance

Background Cigarette smokers have increased white blood cell (WBC) counts and the activation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). The effect of smoking on WBC counts and TNF system activity, however, has not been separately investigated yet. Subjects and Methods One hundred and forty-two Japanese male s...

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Main Authors: Naoya Watanabe, Mitsuo Fukushima, Ataru Taniguchi, Takahide Okumura, Yoshio Nomura, Fusanori Nishimura, Sae Aoyama, Daisuke Yabe, Yoshio Izumi, Ryoichi Ohtsubo, Yoshikatsu Nakai, Shoichiro Nagasaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2011-11-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
white blood cell count
periodontal disease
Pulse Wave Velocity
heavy smoking
normal glucose tolerance
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