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The Motivational Impact of Nicotine and its Role in Tobacco Use pp 17–30Cite as

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Motivational Effects of Nicotine

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This work was supported by grants DA00436, DA10455, DA14241 and AA15632 from the National Institutes of Health and by NARSAD.

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    Brunzell, D.H., Picciotto, M.R. (2008). Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Motivational Effects of Nicotine. In: Caggiula, A., Bevins, R. (eds) The Motivational Impact of Nicotine and its Role in Tobacco Use. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, vol 55. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78748-0_3

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