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Kuiper, G.G.J.M., van den Bemd, GJ. & van Leeuwen, J.P.T.M. Estrogen receptor and the SERM concept. J Endocrinol Invest 22, 594–603 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343616

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