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Production, storage and release of anterior pituitary hormones

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McShan, W.H., Hartley, M.W. Production, storage and release of anterior pituitary hormones. Ergebnisse der Physiologie und exper. Pharmakologie 56, 264–296 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02270553

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