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Auto- und parakrine Regulation der Gonadotropinsekretion auf hypothalamischer und hypophysärer Ebene

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Jarry, H. (2006). Auto- und parakrine Regulation der Gonadotropinsekretion auf hypothalamischer und hypophysärer Ebene. In: Ganten, D., Ruckpaul, K., Köhrle, J. (eds) Molekularmedizinische Grundlagen von para- und autokrinen Regulationsstörungen. Molekulare Medizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28782-5_24

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