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Enterochromaffin Cell: Friend or Foe for Human Health?

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This research highlight was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81920108016 and 32230041) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China.

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Yu, Y., Li, YC., Zhang, FC. et al. Enterochromaffin Cell: Friend or Foe for Human Health?. Neurosci. Bull. 39, 1732–1734 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-023-01090-1

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