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Definition of Cotinine
1. an alkaloid produced by nicotine in the body [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cotinine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cotinine
Literary usage of Cotinine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The individual mean urinary cotinine levels standardized to creatinine concentration
ranged from 3.9 to 55.8 ng/mg Cr, and for salivary cotinine the mean ..."
2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction a Report of the Surgeon by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (1988)
"Although cotinine is a highly specific marker for nicotine exposure, blood levels
of cotinine across subjects in this study did not correlate as closely ..."
3. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"The metabolic disposition of nicotine in humans has been determined based on
urine-recovery studies plus infusion studies of nicotine and cotinine (Figure ..."
4. Cognitive Research On Response Error In Survey Questions On Smoking (1993)
"Yesterday Recall interval 3 days prior 5 days prior cotinine Saliva samples were
submitted to the University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, ..."
5. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"The half-life estimates of cotinine are variable and range from 15 to 40 hours
... The differences in estimated half-life for cotinine reflect not only ..."
6. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Report of the edited by Lauren Zeise, Amy J. Dunn (2000)
"The mean level of cotinine was 2.14 ng/ml in the ETS-exposed group, which would
predict about a 60-gram deficit overall. This, combined with data on active ..."
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