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Thyroid Development and Effect on the Nervous System

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Santisteban, P., Bernal, J. Thyroid Development and Effect on the Nervous System. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 6, 217–228 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-005-3053-9

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