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nicotine
nicotine (nik-ŏ-teen) n. a poisonous alkaloid derived from tobacco, responsible for the dependence of regular smokers on cigarettes. In small doses nicotine has a stimulating effect on the autonomic nervous system. Large doses cause paralysis of the autonomic ganglia.
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Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes; Some Brands More Than 30% Stronger
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/31/2006; ; 700+ words
; The amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent...minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study. Nicotine is highly addictive, and while no one has studied...
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Nicotine Vaccine Reduces Nicotine Distribution to Brain.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Vaccine Weekly; 2/23/2000; 700+ words
; ...to help reduce peoples dependence on nicotine may be in the not too distant future...application of this approach to treating nicotine dependence, IgG was isolated from rabbits immunized with a nicotine-protein conjugate vaccine." Pentel...
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Nicotine _ yes, nicotine _ may be good for you.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...may be one of medicine's greatest ironies, nicotine _ the drug that's hooked thousands of smokers...us. Scientists are experimenting with natural nicotine and drugs that mimic nicotine to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients...
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Nicotine exposure makes aging hearts more vulnerable.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 12/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...cigarettes or use over-the-counter nicotine products such as patches and gums to satisfy their craving for nicotine. However, serious and sometime fatal...been reported in patients who use a nicotine product. This is particularly true...
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Nicotine Vaccine Data for Nabi-NicVAX Published in Peer Review Journal.
PR Newswire; 12/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior." The data in the article entitled, "A Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine Reduces Nicotine Distribution to Brain and Attenuates Nicotine Behavioral and Cardiovascular Effects in Rats," was generated by research...
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Nicotine Stimulates New Blood Vessel Formation; Also Promotes Tumor Growth and Atherosclerosis.
Business Wire; 7/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Nicotine promotes the growth of new blood vessels...The finding is the first proof that nicotine affects blood vessel formation. It suggests that while nicotine treatment may be useful to revive tissue...
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Nicotine May Help Brain Disease
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/21/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Medical Editor AP Online 02-21-2000 Nicotine May Help Brain Disease WASHINGTON (AP...evil image, new research suggests that nicotine is a surprisingly potent drug for a variety...taking on fresh life as doctors test nicotine patches for neurological diseases in...
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Nicotine and Attention: Event-Related Potential Investigations in Nonsmokers
Magazine article from: Clinical EEG and Neuroscience; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Words Attention Event-Related Potentials Nicotine Smoking ABSTRACT Research into the effects of nicotine and smoking on cognition has largely confirmed...smoking abstinence to disrupt and smoking/nicotine to restore cognitive functioning. Evidence...
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Nicotine's Nice Side
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...think about the unthinkable: Suppose nicotine were good for you? Behind the headlines is growing evidence that nicotine, the substance that makes tobacco...future physicians might well prescribe nicotine -- as a drug, not a cigarette...
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NICOTINE A SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/27/1997; 700+ words
; ...fatal to humans in a large dose. Yet nicotine's extraordinary power over the human...America into a trading power. Later, nicotine's addictive grip helped build the cigarette...political colossus. Now the biochemistry of nicotine is a key to the lawsuits that have forced...
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Nicotine
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Nicotine Nicotine, C 10 H 14 N 2 , is a highly toxic, pale yellow alkaloid produced in tobacco plants in response to leaf damage. Nicotine is synthesized in the roots of tobacco plants in response to hormones...
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nicotine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
nicotine is a simple alkaloid produced by the tobacco...of the tobacco habit are dependent on nicotine, which has complex actions, both on...nervous system and in the rest of the body. Nicotine acts on certain cell membrane receptors...
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Nicotine and related disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Nicotine and related disorders Definition Nicotine disorders are caused by the main psychoactive ingredient in tobacco. Nicotine is a physically and psychologically addictive drug. It is the most influential dependence-producing drug in the...
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Nicotine Patch
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Nicotine Patch Background A nicotine patch is a device designed to deliver nicotine through the skin and into the blood stream. It is used to help prevent the craving for nicotine that smokers experience when attempting to quit. This type of drug...
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Tobacco: Dependence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
...they are dependent on (addicted to) nicotine, an alkaloid that makes it difficult...successful. Both the direct effects of nicotine on the body and behavioral associations...when they want to quit. The role of nicotine in tobacco use is complex. Nicotine...
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