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Angiogenic factors in serum of patients with testicular germ cell tumours

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Ferrero, S. Angiogenic factors in serum of patients with testicular germ cell tumours. Urol Res 32, 248 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-004-0433-7

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