Structure and Regulation of the FSH Receptor Gene

Sertoli Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 281-299

  Heckert, Leslie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012647751-1/50017-9     Document Type: Chapter

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