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Neuroendocrine regulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the tuberoinfundibular system

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This article is dedicated to our mentor, Seymour Reichlin M.D, Ph.D., |Professor of Medicine, Tufts University-New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA on occasion of his 69th birthday and in recognition of his pionering and invaluable contributions to the understanding of the neuroendocrine regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

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Toni, R., Lechan, R.M. Neuroendocrine regulation of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the tuberoinfundibular system. J Endocrinol Invest 16, 715–753 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348918

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