Table 1
Nicotine protein binding in serum (mean ± S.D.)
Group
Total Nicotine (ng/ml)
Unbound Nicotine (ng/ml)
% Bound
CMUNic-KLH
60.0 ± 28.9
*
8.4 ± 1.0
83.4 ± 6.8
*
KLH
10.4 ± 1.9
8.5 ± 1.1
16.4 ± 14.2
* P < .001.