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Title: The naked mole-rat has a functional purinergic pain pathway despite having a non-functional peptidergic pain pathway
Award ID(s):
1655494
PAR ID:
10200369
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Neurobiology of Pain
Volume:
8
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2452-073X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
100047
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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