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. 2020 Mar 3;117(9):4460-4461.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1921567117. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Inhaled nicotine and lung cancer: Potential role of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

R P Young  1 , R J Scott  1
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Inhaled nicotine and lung cancer: Potential role of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

R P Young et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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