Nicotine upregulates nerve growth factor expression and prevents apoptosis of cultured spinal cord neurons

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Nicotine-induced protection of cultured cortical neurons againstN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated glutamate cytotoxicity

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The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtype mediates nicotine protection against NMDA excitotoxicity in primary hippocampal cultures through a Ca2+ dependent mechanism

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