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Multifactorial control of the 24-hour secretory profiles of pituitary hormones

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    Eve Van Cauter Ph.D.

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    Eve Van Cauter Ph.D. & S. Refetoff

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Van Cauter, E., Refetoff, S. Multifactorial control of the 24-hour secretory profiles of pituitary hormones. J Endocrinol Invest 8, 381–391 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348519

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