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Archives of Andrology
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Original Article

Plasminogen Activator Secretion in the Rat Seminiferous Epithelium After Hypophysectomy and Gonadotropin Treatment

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Pages 219-227 | Accepted 29 Jan 1988, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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