Lateral Habenula Serves as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Neuropathic Pain.

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Department of Pharmacology and Department of Anesthesiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.

Published: September 2021

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