nicotine interacts_with ventral tegmental area
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Pharmacogenetics of smoking cessation: role of nicotine target and metabolism genes.
(2012)
PMID:22290489
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Via nAChRs, nicotine activates both dopamine and GABA neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA)
confidence: 0.90