Nicotine Receptors On Kidneys May Speed Kidney Damage
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:00 AM EST
... Scientists say they have found nicotine receptors on kidney cells that may link nicotine to accelerated kidney damage in cigarette smokers. Their research -- presented at the American Heart Association's 60th Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research -- also identifies nicotine as the component of cigarette smoke that damages the kidneys. ...
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