Cigarette smoking accelerated brain aging and induced pre-Alzheimer-like neuropathology in rats.

Cigarette smoking has been proposed as a major risk factor for aging-related pathological changes and Alzheimer's disease (AD). To date, little is known for how smoking can predispose our brains to dementia or cognitive impairment. This study aimed to investigate the cigarette smoke-induced pat...

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Main Authors: Yuen-Shan Ho, Xifei Yang, Sze-Chun Yeung, Kin Chiu, Chi-Fai Lau, Andrea Wing-Ting Tsang, Judith Choi-Wo Mak, Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3350465?pdf=render