PUMA-G and HM74 are receptors for nicoti
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Tunaru, Sorin; Kero, Jukka; Schaub, Annette; Wufka, Christian; Blaukat, Andree;
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Article
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2003
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Nature Publishing Group
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English
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Nicotinic acid (niacin), a vitamin of the B complex, has been used for almost 50 years as a lipid-lowering drug. The pharmacological effect of nicotinic acid requires doses that are much higher than those provided by a normal diet. Its primary action is to decrease lipolysis in adipose tissue by inh