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Snails, synapses and smokers

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The discovery of a protein that controls the transmission of nerve impulses in snails is significant in its own right. It also advances our understanding of the vertebrate neurotransmitter receptor that responds to nicotine.

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Figure 1: The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Figure 2: Medical notes.

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Dougherty, D., Lester, H. Snails, synapses and smokers. Nature 411, 252–255 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35077192

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