Pit-1 in pituitary tumors

Frontiers of Hormone Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 1996, Pages 41-53

  Pellegrini, Isabella ^a   Jaquet, Philippe ^a,b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

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EID: 1842290586     PISSN: 03013073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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