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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
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Original Article

Phenotypical Expression in XX Males Correlates with Testicular Response to Exogenous Choriogonadotropin in Early Infancy: Does a Variable Degree of Testicular Failure Determine the Degree of Genital Ambiguity?

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Pages 19-26 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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