Decrease in the AgNOR number in Dunning R3327 prostate cancers after treatment with an agonist and antagonist of

K Szepeshazi1, E Korkut, A V Schally

  • 1Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70146.

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