Folate Receptor-Mediated Drug Targeting: A Possible Strategy for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas?
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0013-7227,1945-7170
DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1182