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Volume 34, 2020 - Issue 1: Ethnomedicine and Foods sources: novel perspectives. Guest Editor: Nicola Cicero
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Effects of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruits extract on the development and maturation of the reproductive system in immature male rats

Veronica MicheliFoundation A. Imbesi, University of Messina, Messina, Italy;
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Rokia SanogoDepartment of Traditional Medicine, University of Bamako, Mali, Africa;
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Maria Alessandra MobiliaFreelance Medical Doctor, Messina, Italy;
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Francesco OcchiutoDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 162-166 | Received 15 Nov 2018, Accepted 01 Feb 2019, Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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