Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis: It is Time for Revision
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Copyright: © 2012 Asimakopoulos B. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The structure and the function of the Hypothalamus-PituitaryGonadal (HPG) axis is an integral part of the knowledge on the physiology of the human body that every bioscientist receives during his/her education. Especially for those scientists who work in the fields of assisted reproduction and endocrinology, the function of HPG axis is of paramount importance.
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