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Hypothalamic and Hypophyseal Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion

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Bluet-Pajot, MT., Epelbaum, J., Gourdji, D. et al. Hypothalamic and Hypophyseal Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion. Cell Mol Neurobiol 18, 101–123 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022579327647

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