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Cardinali, D.P., Vacas, M.I. Mechanisms underlying hormone effects on pineal function: a model for the study of integrative neuroendocrine processes. J Endocrinol Invest 1, 89–96 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03346776
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