Effect of Oxidative Phytochemicals on Nicotine-stressed UMNSAH/DF-1 Cell Line

Nicotine is a parasympathomimetic alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) and is a cholinergic drug. It acts directly by stimulating the nicotinic or muscarinic receptors or indirectly by inhibiting cholinesterase, promoting acetylcholine release, or by other mechanisms. 3% of...

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Main Authors: Amlan Chakraborty, Apoorv Gupta, Abhinay Kr. Singh, Pranav Patni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016302164