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Possible ameliorating effects of Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) on the sperm parameters in rats under high fat diet Cover

Possible ameliorating effects of Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) on the sperm parameters in rats under high fat diet

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|Feb 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2020-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1336-0329 | Journal ISSN: 1210-0668
Language: English
Page range: 22 - 30
Published on: Feb 1, 2020
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© 2020 Mehrdad Ghorbanlou, Somaye Rostamkhani, Saeed Shokri, Sanaz Mahmazi, Ramazan Fallah, Fateme Moradi, Reza Nejatbakhsh, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology
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