PET Imaging of the Human Nicotinic Cholinergic Pathway in Atherosclerosis

During the past years, non-neuronal vascular nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) increasingly have gained interest in cardiovascular research, as they are known to mediate the deleterious effects of nicotine and nitrosamines, components of tobacco smoke, on the vasculature. Because smoking is...

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Main Authors: Bauwens, Matthias, Mottaghy, Felix M., Bucerius, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504985/