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Chlorogenic acid protects against cisplatin-induced testicular damage: a biochemical and histological study Cover

Chlorogenic acid protects against cisplatin-induced testicular damage: a biochemical and histological study

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2025-76-3990 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 130 - 137
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2025
Published on: Jun 30, 2025
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