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SUBMITTER: Jacob P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3929594 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jacob Peyton P Goniewicz Maciej L ML Havel Christopher M CM Schick Suzaynn F SF Benowitz Neal L NL
Chemical research in toxicology 20131014 11
Particulate matter (PM) derived from tobacco smoke contains numerous toxic substances. Since the PM and gas phase of tobacco smoke may distribute differently in the environment and substances in them may have different human bioavailability, multiple tracers and biomarkers for tobacco smoke constituents are desirable. Nicotelline is a relatively nonvolatile alkaloid present in tobacco smoke, and therefore, it has the potential to be a suitable tracer and biomarker for tobacco smoke-derived PM. W ...[more]