BETA 2 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR

BETA 2 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANXIETY-LIKE BEHAVIOR

Nicotine is a major psychoactive ingredient in tobacco that is thought to promote smoking behavior via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain. Given reports that people smoke to relieve anxiety and that anxiety precipitates relapse, the overarching goal of this dissertation research...

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Main Author: Anderson, Shawn
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2013
Subjects:
Nicotine
nicotinic
addiction
anxiety
desensitization
behavior
neurochemistry
Medical Pharmacology
Medical Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/563
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1562&context=etd

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http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1562&context=etd

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