Nicotine binding to brain tissue from drug-naive and nicotine-treated rats
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
- Vol. 37 (6), 405-409
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7158.1985.tb03024.x
Abstract
Two nicotine binding sites with dissociation constants for nicotine of approximately 3 nM and 12 μM respectively have been found in homogenates of ratKeywords
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