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