Repeated exposure to nicotine increases both the number of central nicotinic receptors and the behavioral stimulant effect of nicotine. In the present experiments, the behavioral response to nicotine was examined in photocell activity cages. Groups of rats were tested using doses from 0.1 to 1.6 mg/
Smoking, nicotine dose and the lateralisation of electrocortical activity
β Scribed by Royan Norton; Kenneth Brown; Rick Howard
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 923 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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