Oral Gingival Cell Cigarette Smoke Exposure Induces Muscle Cell Metabolic Disruption

• Main Authors: Andrea C. Baeder (Author), Kiran Napa (Author), Sarah T. Richardson (Author), Oliver J. Taylor (Author), Samantha G. Andersen (Author), Shalene H. Wilcox (Author), Duane R. Winden (Author), Paul R. Reynolds (Author), Benjamin T. Bikman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cigarette smoke exposure compromises health through damaging multiple physiological systems, including disrupting metabolic function. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of oral gingiva in mediating the deleterious metabolic effects of cigarette smoke exposure on skeletal muscle meta...