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Nicotine Addiction Development: From Epidemiology to Genetic Factors.
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion - 1 Jan 2000
Pérez-Rubio Gloria, Sansores Raúl, Ramírez-Venegas Alejandra, Camarena Ángel, Pérez-Rodríguez Martha E, Falfán-Valencia Ramcés
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BACKGROUND: Nicotine addiction is a complex and multifactorial disease affecting the central nervous system and consists of a set of characteristic symptoms and signs. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to provide an overview on smoking and the complexity of dependency, with special emphasis on the involvement of genetic factors, including neurexin and nicotinic cholinergic receptor genes. METHODS: The...
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