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“Ectopic” hormones in cancer: A reappraisal

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The Fifth Saint Luke’s Lecture, December 10, 1979.

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Skrabanek, P. “Ectopic” hormones in cancer: A reappraisal. IJMS 149, 181–190 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939137

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