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Glycoprotein hormone isomorphism and assay discrepancy: The paradigm of luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Costagliola, S., Carayon, P. & Carayon, P. Glycoprotein hormone isomorphism and assay discrepancy: The paradigm of luteinizing hormone (LH). J Endocrinol Invest 17, 291–299 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348981

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