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Inferior petrosal sinus sampling: Pros and cons; when and where

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Findling, J.W. Inferior petrosal sinus sampling: Pros and cons; when and where. J Endocrinol Invest 23, 193–195 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343706

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