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Pauline Beckers1, Mathilde Charlier1, Lorie Azria-Richter1

  • 1Institute of Neuroscience, Group of Neuropharmacology, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Avenue Hippocrate 53 (B1.53.01), 1200, Brussels, Belgium.

Neuropharmacology
|January 31, 2025
PubMed
概括

系统xc-是炎症的关键参与者,对慢性炎症性疼痛至关重要. 抑制这个系统可以减少疼痛和炎症,提供一个新的治疗点.

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