[Serotonergic neurons in the median raphe nucleus mediate anxiety- and depression-like behavior]

Shuang Li1, Wen-Qing Yao1, Ye-Zheng Tao1

  • 1The Pharmacology Research Center, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.

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