Finger tremor and cigarette smoking.
1 Finger tremor was recorded with a strain gauge and an accelerometer. 2 Records were subjected to frequency analysis and the amplitude or power at frequencies up to 25 Hz were computed. 3 Comparison was made between the tremor during a control period, during sham smoking and during smoking a cigarette. 4 Smoking significantly increases tremor amplitude by at least twofold over all frequencies from 1 Hz to 25 Hz.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003367:Cotinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine / Q000652:urine; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014202:Tremor / Q000139:chemically induced*
D009538:Nicotine; D003367:Cotinine