Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission. Nicotine is also important medically because of its presence in tobacco smoke.
For the relief of nicotine withdrawal symptoms and as an aid to smoking cessation.
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Department of Pediatrics, Irvine, California, United States
Division of Anesthesiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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