Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 147-155

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.29

7-oxygenated Derivatives of Dehydroepiandrosterone and Obesity

B. Sedláčková, L. Dušátková, H. Zamrazilová, P. Matucha, M. Bičíková, Luboslav Stárka

Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic

Received October 25, 2011
Accepted April 11, 2012

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