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Hypophyseal cells model systems: the “GH” rat tumor-derived cell lines as a tool for the study of gene expression

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Gourjii, D., Laverriere, JN., Passegué, E. et al. Hypophyseal cells model systems: the “GH” rat tumor-derived cell lines as a tool for the study of gene expression. Cell Biol Toxicol 8, 29–38 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00130508

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