5α-Reductase Isozymes and Androgen Actions in the Prostate
✍ Scribed by Yuan-Shan Zhu; Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley
- Book ID
- 111398898
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 328 KB
- Volume
- 1155
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0890-6564
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