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Insights into the Transcriptional Regulation of Steroidogenic Enzymes and StAR

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Sewer, M.B., Waterman, M.R. Insights into the Transcriptional Regulation of Steroidogenic Enzymes and StAR. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2, 269–274 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011516532335

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