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Abnormal social behavior in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β4 subunit-null mice.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 1 May 2013
Salas Ramiro, Fung Beryl, Sturm Renea, De Biasi Mariella
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INTRODUCTION: Tobacco addiction has a strong social component. Therefore, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) may influence social behavior. Because the β4 nicotinic receptor subunit is important for possibly related behaviors, such as anxiety-like behavior and the effects of nicotine, we s...
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