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“Allohormones”: a new class of bioactive substances or old wine in new skins?

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Ruther, J., Steidle, J. “Allohormones”: a new class of bioactive substances or old wine in new skins?. J Comp Physiol A 188, 161–162 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-002-0288-8

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