[86] Nicotine is a parasympathomimetic stimulant [89] that binds to and activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain, [90] which subsequently causes the release of dopamine and other neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine, acetylcholine, serotonin, gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamate, endorphins, [91] and several neuropeptides, including proopiomelanocortin-derived -MSH and adrenocorticotropic hormone
Normally, these receptors are activated by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is produced at both nerve endings in the brain as well as nerves of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)
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Removing menthol is critical to meeting this goal, said John Bowman, executive vice president for U.S