A psychobiological framework of the substrates that mediate nicotine use during adolescence

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 263-278

  O'Dell, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescent; Dependence; Development; Reward; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENCE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LIMBIC CORTEX; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; REWARD; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 58149172056     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.07.039     Document Type: Review

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