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Hasan MK, Ahammed GJ, Yin L, Shi K, Xia X, Zhou Y
Membranes were stripped for 20 min at room temperature using a Blot Restore Membrane Rejuvenation kit (Sigma-Aldrich, 2520-M), then washed twice with TBS-T, re-blocked with BSA 5% for 30 min and incubated with mouse-anti--actin (Sigma-Aldrich, A1978) 1:3,000 in BSA 2.5% for 4 h at room temperature and then incubated with a sheep-anti-mouse (Amersham, NA931) secondary antibody at 1:5,000 in BSA 2.5% for 2 h
The cadmium in nicotine lowers the effectiveness of antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and glutathione, and reduces hormone production, including serotonin and melatonin