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Vitamina D: la storia antica di un ormone moderno

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Cianferotti, L., Marcocci, C. Vitamina D: la storia antica di un ormone moderno. L’Endocrinologo 11, 121–129 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03344713

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