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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VCU Scholars Compass
2013
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