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Science 29 May 1970:
Vol. 168. no. 3935, pp. 1097 - 1098
DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3935.1097
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Cigarette Smoke: The Effect of Residue on Mitochondrial Structure

John R. Kennedy 1 and Alfred M. Elliott 2

1 Department of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37916
2 Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48104

Cigarette smoke residue is ciliatoxic to Tetrahymena pyriformis. Principal sites of activity are the mitochondria of the cell. The internal membranes of the mitochondria are degraded with time, correlating well with loss of ciliary activity and cell death.


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