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PROLACTIN STIMULATION IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS – AN INDICATOR OF DISEASE SUBTYPES AND ACTIVITY?

Christoph Heesen Department of Neurology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, D-20246, Germany
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Stefan Michael Gold Department of Neurology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, D-20246, Germany; Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Madlen Bruhn Department of Neurology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, D-20246, Germany
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Andrea Mönch Department of Neurology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg, D-20246, Germany
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Karl-Heinz Schulz Department of Medical Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Pages 9-18 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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