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Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Organic Extract on Blood Sex Hormones and Reproductive Tissues of Male Rats

F. Dehghani Department of Anatomy
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M. R. Panjehshahin Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine
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Z. Mirzaee School of Pharmacy
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D. Mehrabani Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 71345-1853, Iran
Pages 17-20 | Received 16 Apr 2004, Accepted 26 Dec 2004, Published online: 11 Nov 2011

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