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Descriptor
English
:
Nicotine
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nicotina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nicotina
Synonyms
English
:
Nicotine Bitartrate
Nicotine Tartrate
Tree Number:
D03.132.760.570
D03.383.725.518
SP4.011.092.763
SP4.041.432.533.030
SP4.041.432.568.090.010
Definition
English
:
Nicotine
is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates
neurons
and ultimately blocks
synaptic transmission
.
Nicotine
is also important medically because of its presence in
tobacco
smoke.
Pharmacological Action:
Smoking Cessation Agents
Ganglionic Stimulants
Nicotinic Agonists
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
9723
Unique Identifier:
D009538
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