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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 3, 1979 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Study of the effects of neurotransmitters on the hypothalamus-pituitary-testis function in in vitro cell suspension system

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Pages 127-133 | Received 04 May 1979, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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