Posted by Sad Panda on April 13, 2004, at 8:29:30
In reply to Re: Smoking does inhibit MAOA too- study, posted by SLS on April 13, 2004, at 8:07:23
> My guess is that any MAO inhibition produced by smoking is negligable. I think the important property of nicotine to focus in on is its ability to increase the release of dopamine in the limbic system.
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>"Smokers had significantly lower brain MAO A than nonsmokers in all brain regions examined (average reduction, 28%)"
Surely 28% is more than negligable?
poster:Sad Panda
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