Neuronal Systems Underlying Behaviors Related to Nicotine Addiction: Neural Circuits and Molecular Genetics

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 3338-3341

  Picciotto, Marina R ^a   Corrigall, William A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ADDICTION; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NICOTINE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0036582715     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-09-03338.2002     Document Type: Short Survey

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