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Original Article

Neonatal corticosterone programs for thrifty phenotype adult diabetic manifestations and oxidative stress: countering effect of melatonin as a deprogrammer

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Pages 1574-1585 | Received 21 Jul 2011, Accepted 02 Dec 2011, Published online: 04 Feb 2012

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