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Review article| Volume 99, ISSUE 2, P137-149, March 1993

The atherogenic potential of carbon monoxide

  • Carl J. Smith
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    Research and Development, Bowman Gray Technical Center, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102 USA
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  • Thomas J. Steichen
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    Correspondence to: Thomas J. Steichen, M.S., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Research and Development, Bowman Gray Technical Center, P.O. Box 1487, Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA. Tel.: (919) 741-4084; Fax: (919) 741-3763.
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(93)90017-O
The atherogenic potential of carbon monoxide
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      Abstract

      This paper reviews the available evidence concerning the atherogenic potential of carbon monoxide. The evidence comes from two different types of studies — epidemiology studies on populations of humans chronically exposed to carbon monoxide, and animal studies conducted under conditions of controlled exposure to carbon monoxide. Data from both epidemiology and animal studies suggest that carbon monoxide is not atherogenic. Therefore, the increased levels of atherosclerosis associated with smoking as reported in epidemiology studies of human smokers probably cannot be attributed to CO exposure.

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      Publication history

      Accepted: December 18, 1992
      Received in revised form: December 3, 1992
      Received: October 28, 1992

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(93)90017-O

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      © 1993 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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