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Effect of 50-Hz magnetic fields on the expression of activation-induced deaminase, B-cell lymphoma 6 and serum levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-21

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Pages 1456-1462 | Received 08 Jun 2022, Accepted 01 Feb 2023, Published online: 14 Feb 2023

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