Nicotine
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nicotine-204-7188417
title:
Nicotine
text:
Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants and is widely used recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic. As a pharmaceutical drug, it is used for smoking cessation to relieve withdrawal symptoms. Nicotine acts as a receptor agonist at most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), except at two nicotinic receptor subunits where it acts as a receptor antagonist. Nicotine constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco. Nicotine is also presen
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical stimulant produced by some plants
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine
date created:
2002-02-08T02:47:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T21:47:29Z
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