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Original Articles

The effects of N-acetylcysteine on experimentally created l-asparaginase-induced liver and pancreatic damage in rats

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Pages 1445-1454 | Received 17 Jun 2021, Accepted 11 Jan 2022, Published online: 05 Feb 2022

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