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Hormones in breast fluid

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  1. Division of Nutrition and Endocrinology, Naylor Dana Institute, American Health Foundation, 10595, Valhalla, NY, USA

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Rose, D.P. Hormones in breast fluid. Breast Cancer Res Tr 8, 25–28 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01805921

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