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THE ciliastatic effect of tobacco smoke has been examined by several workers. It is known that mammalian cilia stop beating after a relatively short exposure. Although attempts have been made to fractionate tobacco smoke in order to find out which fraction is most harmful1, little work has been done to compare the effects of different kinds of smoke.
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DALHAMN, T., RYLANDER, R. Ciliastatic Action of Smoke from Filter-tipped and Non-tipped Cigarettes. Nature 201, 401–402 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201401b0
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