a(CHEBI:nicotine) increases act(a(MESH:"alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor"))

PubMed:21482353

While it is not yet possible to know precisely how well a7 nAChRs are activated by smoked nicotine, one can reasonably hypothesize that the patients’ higher dose of nicotine activates alpha7 nAChRs (Adler et al., 1993; Papke and Thinschmidt, 1998; Royal College of Physicians, 2007)

MeSH

Schizophrenia

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