Open AccessHistological study of smoke extract of Tobacco nicotiana on the heart, liver, lungs, kidney, and testes of male Sprague-Dawley rats
Author(s) -
Damilare Adedayo Adekomi,
Ahmad Tijani,
A A Musa,
Temidayo Adeniyi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.93791
Subject(s) - tobacco smoke , kidney , nicotiana , smoke , biology , pathology , medicine , physiology , traditional medicine , chemistry , solanaceae , biochemistry , environmental health , organic chemistry , gene
Some of the effects of tobacco on man's health are well documented in many scientific reports. Whenever tobacco is used either in smoked or chewed form, nicotine is absorbed by the lungs and oral cavity and is spontaneously moved into the bloodstream where it is circulated throughout the body system.