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Original Articles

Protective properties of Myrtus communis extract against oxidative effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields on rat plasma and hemoglobin

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Pages 215-224 | Received 19 Jun 2018, Accepted 20 Oct 2018, Published online: 07 Jan 2019

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