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Epididymal ultrastructural changes associated with chronic cholestasis after bile duct ligation in adult rats

Yomna I. MahmoudZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Faten S. Abo-ZeidZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Pages 344-349 | Received 03 Mar 2018, Accepted 04 Jun 2018, Published online: 28 Jun 2018

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