A comparison of oxidative stress in smokers and non-smokers: an <it>in vivo </it>human quantitative study of <it>n</it>-3 lipid peroxidation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoking is believed to cause oxidative stress by several mechanisms, including direct damage by radical species and the inflammatory response induced by smoking, and would therefore be expected to cause increased lipid pero...

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Main Authors: Ross Brian M, Cocchi Massimo, Tsaluchidu Sofia, Tonello Lucio, Treasaden Ian H, Puri Basant K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/S1/S4