Overview

Nicotinic Receptor Levels After Stopping Smoking

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2012-12-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

This positron emission tomography (PET) study examines the effects of 24 hours abstinence from smoking on return to availability of neuronal nicotinic receptors in slow and fast metabolizers of nicotine.

Details

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pfizer

Treatments:

Nicotine