title: [Smoking and the change in leukocyte count].
abstract: In 20 smokers and non-smokers the effect of one cigarette on the total number of leucocytes, the absolute number of basophilic granulocytes and on the basophil-age-index was investigated. The reduction of the BAI was ascertained in smokers at the 5%-level and in non-smokers at the 1%-level. The number of leucocytes was significantly increased in smokers. The reduction of the total number of leucocytes by smoking was ascertained in smokers at the 1%-level, in non-smokers at the 5%-level. Adaptation mechanisms as well as the importance of the findings for the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis and smoker bronchitis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001491:Basophils; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D012907:Smoking
vernacular_title: Rauchen und Veränderung der Heparinozytenzahl