Ch. 1 Some Methods for Studies of Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Receptor Pharmacology 3
Ch. 2 Presynaptic Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Subtypes
Mediating Neurotransmitter Release 29
Ch. 3 Effects of Nicotine on Dopaminergic Neurotransmission 51
Ch. 4 Nicotinic Receptors in the Periphery 81
Ch. 5 Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptors as Targets in Pain Control
113
Ch. 6 Mouse Models to Evaluate Genetic Influences on Responses
to Nicotine 143
Ch. 7 Nicotinic Involvement in Cognitive Function of Rats 167
Ch. 8 Nicotine and Cognition in Young and Aged Nonhuman Primates
179
Ch. 9 Neuroscience Research with Nicotine Self-Administration 199
Ch. 10 Evaluation of Pharmacologic Treatments for Smoking
Cessation 217
Ch. 11 Nicotine and Schizophrenia 227
Ch. 12 Nicotinic Medications and Tourette's Disorder 235
Ch. 13 Nicotine Effects on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder 251
Ch. 14 Clinical Methodologies in the Examination of Nicotinic
Effects on Cognition 261
Ch. 15 Nicotinic Systems: An Integrated Approach 281