Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) regulate the rewarding actions of
nicotine contained in tobacco that establish and maintain the smoking habit. nAChRs also …

Nicotine is the principal addictive component that drives continued tobacco use despite
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A variety of hypophysiotropic peptides or proteins have been reported to be present in
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Cys-loop receptors are membrane-spanning neurotransmitter-gated ion channels that are
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death. Nicotine is the primary component of tobacco that drives use, and like other addictive …

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The loss of functional response upon continuous or repeated exposure to agonist,
desensitization, is an intriguing phenomenon if not as yet a well‐defined physiological …

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