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. 1964 Aug 22;2(5407):474-6-474-8, 476-480. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5407.474

Hormones and the Kidney: Possible Therapeutic Role of Testosterone in a Patient with Regression of Metastases from Renal Adenocarcinoma

H J G Bloom, D M Wallace

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