nervous system
• autoradiography of coronal brain sections revealed a reduction of [125I]alpha-conotoxin MII binding sites that correspond to alpha6-containing nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptors in the striatum
• in contrast, levels of [125I]RTI-55 binding to the striatal dopamine transporter are normal
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• whereas transient nicotine-evoked [3H]dopamine release during the first minute of exposure to 1 uM nicotine is normal, striatal synaptosomes show significant reductions in persistent [3H]dopamine release after treatment with 1 uM or 30 nM nicotine
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