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Physiology and pharmacology of female reproduction under the aspect of fertility control

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Elger, W. (1972). Physiology and pharmacology of female reproduction under the aspect of fertility control. In: Reviews of Physiology Biochemistry and Experimental Pharmacology, Volume 67. Ergebnisse der Physiologie, biologischen Chemie und experimentellen Pharmakologie, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0036328

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