An Analysis of the Role of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines in the Carcinogenicity of Tobacco Smoke

Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture consisting of more than 4500 chemicals, including several tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA). TSNA typically form in tobacco during the post-harvest period, with some fraction being transferred into mainstream smoke when a cigarette is burned during use. The mo...

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Main Authors: Buddy G. Brown, August J. Borschke, David J. Doolittle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-04-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/15401420391434324