Acetylcholine receptors containing the beta2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine.

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Published in Nature on January 08, 1998

Authors

M R Picciotto1, M Zoli, R Rimondini, C Léna, L M Marubio, E M Pich, K Fuxe, J P Changeux

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1: CNRS UA D1284, Neurobiologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

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