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Epigenetics, behavior and early nicotine

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Early nicotine exposure during brain development may cause long-lasting neurobiological and behavioral alterations in adulthood. Jung et al. present insights into the mechanisms mediating these developmental changes.

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Figure 1: An epigenetic mechanism of the long-term neurobiological and behavioral effects produced by early nicotine exposure.

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  1. Rafael Maldonado and Miquel Martin are in the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (PRBB/UPF), Barcelona, Spain.,

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Maldonado, R., Martin, M. Epigenetics, behavior and early nicotine. Nat Neurosci 19, 863–864 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4330

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