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The Nicotinic α6-Subunit Selective Antagonist bPiDI Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Alcohol-P...

The Nicotinic α6-Subunit Selective Antagonist bPiDI Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Alcohol-P...

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The Nicotinic α6-Subunit Selective Antagonist bPiDI Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

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The Nicotinic α6-Subunit Selective Antagonist bPiDI Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Neurochemical research, 2016-12, Vol.41 (12), p.3206-3214

Language

English

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New York: Springer US

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Contents

Cigarettes and alcohol are the most abused substances in the world and are commonly co-abused. Nicotine primarily acts in the brain on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), which are also a target for alcohol. The alpha6 subunit of nAChR is expressed almost exclusively in the brain reward system and may modulate the rewarding properties of alc...

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The Nicotinic α6-Subunit Selective Antagonist bPiDI Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1842533307

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1842533307

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ISSN

0364-3190

E-ISSN

1573-6903

DOI

10.1007/s11064-016-2045-3

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