Testicular Development

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology: Third Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1950-1955

  Aslan, Ahmet R ^a,b   Kogan, Barry A ^a,c   Gondos, Bernard ^d,e  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HAYDARPASA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SANSUM DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 68049132423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-9654-6.50194-6     Document Type: Chapter

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