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. 2012 Jan;37(1):306-7.
doi: 10.1038/npp.2011.197.

Habenular signaling in nicotine reinforcement

Christie D Fowler  1 , Paul J Kenny
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Habenular signaling in nicotine reinforcement

Christie D Fowler et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Jan.
No abstract available

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