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Towards a functional significance of peptides and biogenic amines produced by the anterior pituitary

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Houben, H., Tilemans, D. & Denef, C. Towards a functional significance of peptides and biogenic amines produced by the anterior pituitary. J Endocrinol Invest 13, 855–863 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349642

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Keywords

  • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Activin
  • Pituitary Cell
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide