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. 1989 Nov;60(5):661–663. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1989.335

Tumour hypoglycaemia: raised tumour IGFII mRNA associated with reduced plasma somatomedins.

P N Schofield 1, H Connor 1, R C Turner 1, J Zapf 1
PMCID: PMC2247299  PMID: 2803942

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