Testosterone regulates the activity and expression of aromatase in the canary neostriatum
β Scribed by Fusani, Leonida ;Hutchison, John B. ;Gahr, Manfred
- Book ID
- 102543673
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3034
- DOI
- 10.1002/neu.1061
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