Cigarette smoking saturates brain alpha 4 beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Brody, Arthur L

Cigarette smoking saturates brain alpha 4 beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. [electronic resource] - Archives of general psychiatry Aug 2006 - 907-15 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0003-990X

10.1001/archpsyc.63.8.907 doi


Adult
Brain--diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Nicotine--blood
Positron-Emission Tomography
Pyridines
Receptors, Nicotinic--metabolism
Smoking--blood
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome--metabolism
Tissue Distribution
Tobacco Use Disorder--diagnostic imaging