Nicotine activity on dopaminergic neurons (Bos taurus)
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Nicotine is an alkaloid found in tobacco plants. It is a substance that acts as a stimulant in humans and is one of the main factors responsible for tobacco dependence. When nicotine enters the body, it is distributed quickly through the bloodstream, and it can cross the blood-brain barrier to enter the central nervous system (CNS). It binds to two main types of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: the ganglion type and the CNS type. In dopaminergic neurons in the CNS, nicotine binds to the CNS-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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