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Prefrontocortical Astrocytes Regulate Dominance Hierarchy in Male Mice

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This Research Highlight was supported by a grant from the Chengdu University of TCM (CZYHW1901) to build up the International Joint Research Center on Purinergic Signaling.

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  1. School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China

    Yong Tang, Hai-Yan Yin & Peter Illes

  2. International Joint Research Center on Purinergic Signaling, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China

    Yong Tang

  3. Rudolf Boehm Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany

    Peter Illes

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Tang, Y., Yin, HY. & Illes, P. Prefrontocortical Astrocytes Regulate Dominance Hierarchy in Male Mice. Neurosci. Bull. 40, 415–417 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-023-01148-0

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