homeostasis/metabolism
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• mice exhibit normal levels of testosterone or progesterone
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• mice exhibit slower clearance of nicotine with an increase in maximal concentration (3.2-fold at 1 mg/kg, 3.4-fold at 5mg/kg), area under the curve (6.1-fold at 1 mg/kg, 2.7-fold at 5mg/kg), t-half value (2.8-fold at 1 mg/kg, 1.4-fold at 5 mg/kg), and nicotine levels in the liver (2.3-fold) and brain (2.7-fold) compared with wild-type mice
• tissue to plasma abundance ratio of nicotine is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
• mice exhibit reduced cotinine clearance with an increase in area under the curve (2- to 4-fold at 1 mg/kg) and Cmax (1.3-fold) while cotinine levels are decreased in the liver and brain compared with wild-type mice
• rates of cotinine formation are lower in liver microsomes compared to in wild-type mice
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