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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 16, 1986 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-a Concentrations in men with Testicular and Prostatic Tumors

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Pages 155-160 | Received 01 Dec 1985, Accepted 01 Dec 1985, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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