The gonadotropin-releasing hormone system: Perspectives from reproduction to cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Arturo Aguilar-Rojas
- Marco Allan Pérez-Solis
- Guadalupe Maya-Núñez
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Affiliations: Research Unit in Reproductive Medicine, Health Research Council, Hospital de Gineco-Obstetricia ‘Luis Castelazo Ayala’, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico 01090, D.F., Mexico - Published online on: January 19, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2016.3346
- Pages: 861-868
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