Nicotine regulates collagen gene expression, collagenase activity, and DNA synthesis in cultured cardiac fibroblasts
β Scribed by Ronald J. Tomek; Stephen Rimar; Mahboubeh Eghbali-Webb
- Book ID
- 105007007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 971 KB
- Volume
- 136
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8177
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