TABLE 1

EC50 values for dopamine release from striatal synaptosomes


Genotype/Subtype

EC50
Nicotine
Cytisine
μM
Wild-type (α4+/+)(β3+/+) α-CtxMII-sensitive 0.62 ± 0.19 0.024 ± 0.011
α4-null/β3-null (α4-/-)(β3-/-) 21.24 ± 3.21 2.38 ± 0.56
α6α4β3β2 by subtraction 0.23 ± 0.08 0.0080 ± 0.0033
α6β3β2 by subtraction 1.52 ± 0.19 0.082 ± 0.032
C57BL/6 α-CtxMII-resistant
1.61 ± 0.19a
0.47 ± 0.09a
  • a Data from Salminen et al. (2004).