Article
Menthol preference among smokers: association with TRPA1 variants.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 Dec 2011
Uhl George R, Walther Donna, Behm Frederique M, Rose Jed E
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Preference for smoking menthol cigarettes differs from individual to individual and population to population in ways that may provide higher levels of nicotine intake and contribute to smoking's morbidity and mortality. Menthol acts at sites that include the transient receptor potential (TRP) A1 channel that is expressed by nociceptors in the lung and airways, suggesting that individual and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.