## Abstract Tobacco smoking increases the risk of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and back pain, but the mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of smoking are largely unknown. Current hypotheses predict that smoking contributes to IDD indirectly through nicotine‐mediated vasoconstriction
Differential effects of nicotine and tobacco smoke alkaloids on swimming endurance in the rat
✍ Scribed by K. Bättig
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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