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Influence of nicotine on the biological activity of rabbit osteoblasts.
Clinical oral implants research - 1 Mar 2011
Ma Li, Zwahlen Roger Arthur, Zheng Li Wu, Sham Mai Har
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the influence of nicotine on the proliferation and gene expression of osteogenic and angiogenic mediators of osteoblasts. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Rabbit primary osteoblasts were exposed to various concentrations of nicotine (0.001, 0.1 and 10 μmol/l). The cell proliferation was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide. The gene expression of transforming growth...
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