An overview on 5α-reductase inhibitors

@article{Aggarwal2010AnOO,
  title={An overview on 5$\alpha$-reductase inhibitors},
  author={Saurabh Aggarwal and Suresh Thareja and Abhilasha Verma and Tilak Raj Bhardwaj and Manoj Kumar},
  journal={Steroids},
  year={2010},
  volume={75},
  pages={109-153}
}
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