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New concepts in the regulation of hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion

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Rasmussen, D.D. New concepts in the regulation of hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. J Endocrinol Invest 9, 427–437 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03346958

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