Stroke: understanding the differences between males and females
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Differences between males and females in the Hollander insulin test.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-6768,1432-2013
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1260-x