The Yin and Yang of nicotine: harmful during development, beneficial in adult patient populations

Nicotine has remarkably diverse effects on the brain. Being the main active compound in tobacco, nicotine can aversively affect brain development. However, it has the ability to act positively by restoring attentional capabilities in smokers. Here, we focus on nicotine exposure during the prenatal a...
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Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Danielle S Counotte [verfasserIn]

August B Smit [verfasserIn]

Sabine eSpijker [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2012

Schlagwörter:

Nicotine

Brain Development

animal model

ADHD

nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Developmental stages

Übergeordnetes Werk:

In: Frontiers in Pharmacology - Frontiers Media S.A., 2010, 3(2012)

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volume:3 ; year:2012

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DOI / URN:

10.3389/fphar.2012.00180

Katalog-ID:

DOAJ013122339

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