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Hypothalamic Kisspeptin Neurons as a Target for Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Recordings
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[Research activities on hormonal agents - focusing on kisspeptin and reproductive functions]
Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
|October 11, 2013
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