Definitions
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- noun chemistry A
polycyclic alkaloid whosepharmacological activity is similar tonicotine ; used in the treatment ofnicotinism .
Etymologies
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Their success is down to the active ingredient cytisine, which is derived from laburnum seeds.
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CHANTIX was modeled after a natural substance called cytisine that occurs in legumes and other plant substances.
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Mineur, an associate research scientist in psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, stumbled upon the compound used in the study, cytisine, while looking into possible drugs for depression.
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In experiments with mice, cytisine prevented weight gain by activating the same set of neurons in the hypothalamus as nicotine does.
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The smoking-cessation drug Chantix varenicline is a derivative of cytisine.
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The smoking-cessation drug Chantix varenicline is a derivative of cytisine.
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The smoking-cessation drug Chantix varenicline is a derivative of cytisine.
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In experiments with mice, cytisine prevented weight gain by activating the same set of neurons in the hypothalamus as nicotine does.
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Mineur, an associate research scientist in psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, stumbled upon the compound used in the study, cytisine, while looking into possible drugs for depression.
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Mineur, an associate research scientist in psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, stumbled upon the compound used in the study, cytisine, while looking into possible drugs for depression.
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