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Gonadotropins and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues are vital parts of pharmacological manipulation in assisted reproduction

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Gonadotropins and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues are vital parts of pharmacological manipulation in assisted reproduction. Drugs Ther. Perspect 21, 10–13 (2005). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200521040-00004

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