Nicotine Receptor (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nicotine Receptor

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Researchers at the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute developed this illustration of the nicotinic receptor based on a structure determined by X-ray crystallography. The ability to grow crystals of the receptor after decades of research is a breakthrough that scientists expect will help them develop new treatments by understanding nicotine's molecular effects.

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Hibbs Lab, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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