Silent Corticogonadotroph Adenomas: Clinical and Cellular Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes

Hormones and Cancer - Tập 1 Số 2 - Trang 80-92 - 2010
Odelia Cooper1, Anat Ben-Shlomo1, Vivien Bonert1, Serguei Bannykh1, James Mirocha1, Шломо Мелмед1
1Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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