Researchers have studied the effects of nicotine on mammary cells and concluded the chemical found in cigarette smoke could contribute to cancerous growth.
Through a series of test, it is found out that both breast epithelial cells- protective cell tissue that lines organs throughout the body - and cancerous cells have nicotine receptors (naChR) which have the potential to increase cell growth and migration in the presence
of nicotine.
Be aware, test on live animal subjects that nicotine, in its interaction with normal cell growth, contributes to tumor growth in mammary gland.
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