Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation.
BACKGROUND: Nicotine receptor partial agonists may help people to stop smoking by a combination of maintaining moderate levels of dopamine to counteract withdrawal symptoms (acting as an agonist) and reducing smoking satisfaction (acting as an antagonist). Varenicline was developed as a nicotine re...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2010
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