Sex Differences in Availability of ÎČ2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers
Cosgrove KP, Esterlis I, McKee SA, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Mazure CM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Staley JK, Picciotto MR, OâMalley S. Sex Differences in Availability of ÎČ2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 418-427. PMID: 22474108, PMCID: PMC3508698, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBehavior, AddictiveBrainDepressionEstradiolFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleNicotinic AntagonistsProgesteronePyridinesRadioligand AssayReceptors, NicotinicSex CharacteristicsSmokingSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsNAChR availabilityFemale smokersTobacco smokersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale nonsmokersProgesterone levelsAcetylcholine receptorsFemale sex steroid hormonesSex differencesSex steroid hormone levelsAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersTobacco smoking effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyAge-matched malesEquilibrium distribution volumeEffects of nicotineSex steroid hormonesSteroid hormone levelsUnderlying neurochemical mechanismsResonance imaging studySingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNicotine therapy
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