Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Common molecular substrates of nicotine and alcohol dependence

Alcohol and nicotine are often co-abused. As many as 80-95% of alcoholics are also smokers, suggesting that ethanol and nicotine, the primary addictive component of tobacco smoke, may functionally interact in the central nervous system and/or share a common mechanism of action. While nicotine init...

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Autors principals: Linzy M. Hendrickson, Melissa J Guildford, Andrew R. Tapper
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Col·lecció:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Accés en línia:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00029/full