Association between Cigarette Smoking and Hypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase Activity

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between smoking behavior and hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) activity. A cross-sectional study was performed of 82 men, including 38 non-smokers and 44 smokers. Inosine monophosphate (IMP), the product of HGPRT (used as...

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Main Authors: Shun-Jen Chang, Shiu-Min Chen, Shang-Lun Chiang, Kee-Lung Chang, Ying-Chin Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-11-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09701573