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Nicotine Psychopharmacology
Emma . Ed(S): Calvento
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Description for Nicotine Psychopharmacology
Hardback. The field of nicotine psychopharmacology has rapidly expanded in recent years, driven by theoretical, pharmaceutical and tobacco-related interests. This book provides relatively focused reviews written by leading researchers on their areas of recent interest. Editor(s): Calvento, Emma. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 558 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MMG; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 956.
The fact that tobacco ingestion can affect how people feel and think has been known for millennia, placing the plant among those used spiritually, honori?cally, and habitually (Corti 1931; Wilbert 1987). However, the conclusion that nicotine - counted for many of these psychopharmacological effects did not emerge until the nineteenth century (Langley 1905). This was elegantly described by Lewin in 1931 as follows: “The decisive factor in the effects of tobacco, desired or undesired, is nicotine. . . ”(Lewin 1998). The use of nicotine as a pharmacological probe to und- stand physiological functioning at the dawn of the twentieth century ... Read more
The fact that tobacco ingestion can affect how people feel and think has been known for millennia, placing the plant among those used spiritually, honori?cally, and habitually (Corti 1931; Wilbert 1987). However, the conclusion that nicotine - counted for many of these psychopharmacological effects did not emerge until the nineteenth century (Langley 1905). This was elegantly described by Lewin in 1931 as follows: “The decisive factor in the effects of tobacco, desired or undesired, is nicotine. . . ”(Lewin 1998). The use of nicotine as a pharmacological probe to und- stand physiological functioning at the dawn of the twentieth century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
558
Condition
New
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540692461
SKU
V9783540692461
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