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Why do young women smoke? V. Role of direct and interactive effects of nicotinic cholinergic receptor gene variation on neurocognitive function.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Mar 2008
Rigbi A, Kanyas K, Yakir A, Greenbaum L, Pollak Y, Ben-Asher E, Lancet D, Kertzman S, Lerer B
Abstract excerpt
Previous work suggests that young women who smoke cigarettes regularly, or did so in the past, manifest a neurocognitive profile that is characterized by small but significant impairments of response inhibition and attention. The present study sought to determine whether variation in nicotinic cholinergic receptor (nAchR) genes impacts upon cognitive function in these domains by overall or differential effects on...
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