EPISODE · Oct 29, 2021 · 4 MIN
Nicotine
from Fractured Resilience · host Richard Hindmarsh, MD
Nicotine imitates the naturally occurring neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. It binds to acetylcholine receptors throughout the body. The three significant activation areas are in the adrenal gland, where it causes an increased release of adrenaline, the cerebral cortex where it mimics acetylcholine, and in the ventral tegmental area where it causes a release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens shell.
Embed this episode
Ready to play
Nicotine
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.