Menthol Enhances Nicotine Reward-Related Behavior by Potentiating Nicotine-Induced Changes in nAChR Function, nAChR Upregulation, and DA Neuron Excitability

Understanding why the quit rate among smokers of menthol cigarettes is lower than non-menthol smokers requires identifying the neurons that are altered by nicotine, menthol, and acetylcholine. Dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) mediate the positive reinforcing effects of n...

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Published in:Neuropsychopharmacology
Main Authors: Henderson, Brandon J, Wall, Teagan R, Henley, Beverley M, Kim, Charlene H, McKinney, Sheri, Lester, Henry A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645749/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28401925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npp.2017.72
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