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Archives of Andrology
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Original Article

Histochemical Studies on Genetical Control of Hormonal Enzyme Inducibility in the Mouse. VI. Effects of Short Term Castration

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Pages 51-55 | Received 23 Sep 1982, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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