Title: EFFECT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON SERUM TRANSAMINASES.
Abstract: Alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase activity were assessed in 20 mild to moderate smokers, 20 heavy smokers and 20 non smokers, all males, aged between 17 and 35 years in Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria. The activity of both enzymes showed insignificant differences (P>0.05) in mild to moderate smokers when compared to non-smokers. However, the activity of both enzymes were significantly elevated (P