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17 - Androgen assays: of mice and men

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

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Keith A. Hansen
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Leo Plouffe, Jr  and
Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Leo Plouffe, Jr
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Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Affiliation:
University of South Alabama
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Androgens in Gynecological Practice , pp. 180 - 190
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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