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The role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) as a hypothalamic neurohormone

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  1. Istituto di Farmacologia e Farmacognosia, Via A. del Sarto 21, 20129, Milano, Italy

    S. Nicosia & D. Oliva

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  3. Cattedra di Endocrinologia e Medicina Costituzionale, Università di Milano, Ospedale Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy

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Nicosia, S., Oliva, D., Giannattasio, G. et al. The role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) as a hypothalamic neurohormone. J Endocrinol Invest 6, 235–242 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350614

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