Neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing α6 subunits are expressed on dopamine-releasing neurons in the midbrain, and dopamine release following activation of these neurons is thought to be involved in the addictive properties of nicotine.
Neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing α6 subunits are expressed on dopamine-releasing neurons in the midbrain, Meyer EL, Yoshikami D, McIntosh JM. PMID 18248619 and dopamine release following activation of these neurons is thought to be involved in the addictive properties of nicotine.