Key signaling protein associated with addiction controls the actions of oxycodone on pain

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) RGS9-2, a key signaling protein in the brain known to play a critical role in the development of addiction-related behaviors, acts as a positive modulator of oxycodone reward in both pain-free and chronic pain states

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