Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are integral membrane proteins and prototypic
members of the ligand‐gated ion‐channel superfamily, which has precursors in the …

Molecular identification of the genes and resulting protein sequences for a large number of
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits has stimulated numerous studies …

Background The α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene (CHRNA7) has
been implicated as a candidate gene for schizophrenia, and for an auditory sensory …

Nicotine dependence is linked to single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CHRNB4-
CHRNA3-CHRNA5 gene cluster encoding the α3β4α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor …

The present invention relates to a first group of novel genes, here identified as “genomic
address messenger” or “GAM” genes, and a second group of novel operon-like genes, here …

Alcohol dependence frequently co-occurs with cigarette smoking, another common addictive
behavior. Evidence from genetic studies demonstrates that alcohol dependence and …

The present study was designed to investigate the adverse reproductive effects of
acetamiprid, besides the possible protective role of Nigella sativa oil (NSO), as a potential …

The development of nicotinic agonists for therapy in neurodegenerative disorders such as
Parkinson's disease is an area currently receiving considerable attention. The rationale for …

More than 1 billion people around the world smoke, with 10 million cigarettes sold every
minute. Cigarettes contain thousands of harmful chemicals including the psychoactive …

Nicotine addiction (NA) is a common and devastating disease, such that the annual number
of deaths (world-wide) from tobacco-related diseases will double from 5 million in the year …