Effects of Cotinine and Nicotine on Chromaffin Cell Signalling
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IV Vainio PJ, Viluksela M, Tuominen RK. Nicotine-like effects of cotinine on protein kinase C activity and noradrenaline release in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. VI Vainio PJ, Tuominen RK. Cotinine binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in bovine chromaffin cell and rat brain membranes. A submitted manuscript.
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