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1994 • 1,099 citations

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1995 • 878 citations

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1997 • 320 citations

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1984 • 272 citations

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1994 • 253 citations

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1993 • 252 citations

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2002 • 245 citations

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1995 • 244 citations

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1998 • 214 citations

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1994 • 211 citations

Nature's knockout: the Mel1b receptor is not necessary for reproductive and circadian responses to melatonin in Siberian hamsters.

1996 • 209 citations

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1994 • 185 citations

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1995 • 180 citations

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1999 • 180 citations

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1995 • 180 citations

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1993 • 178 citations

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1997 • 155 citations

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1996 • 116 citations

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1996 • 115 citations

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1994 • 100 citations

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2001 • 60 citations

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1996 • 58 citations

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1996 • 49 citations

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1992 • 23 citations

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1998 • 7 citations