Habenular signaling in nicotine reinforcement

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 306-307

  Fowler, Christie D ^a,b   Kenny, Paul J ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Behavioral and Molecular Neuroscience   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HABENULA; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; HABENULA; HUMANS; MICE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84856089239     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.197     Document Type: Note

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