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Antioxidant activity of two Opuntia Mill. species fruit extracts on human sperm quality after a freeze-thaw cycle

Martina Continoa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Chiara Leonardia Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Claudia Genoveseb National Research Council, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean, Catania, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elena Maria Scalisia Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Roberta Pecoraroa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Sara Ignotoa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Chiara Faillaa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Greta Ferruggiaa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Antonio Salvaggioc Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Sicily “A. Mirri”, Catania, Italy
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Paola Aserod Centro Biomedico ASTER, Catania, Italy
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Pietro Calderarob National Research Council, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean, Catania, Italy
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Valeria Toscanob National Research Council, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean, Catania, Italy
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Salvatore Antonino Raccuiab National Research Council, Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean, Catania, Italy
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Giovanna Carusoe U.O. Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana - Clinica del Mediterraneo, Ragusa, Italy
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Giovanni Bracchittae U.O. Fisiopatologia della Riproduzione Umana - Clinica del Mediterraneo, Ragusa, Italy
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Maria Violetta Brundoa Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Pages 2725-2731 | Received 20 Jan 2022, Accepted 08 Sep 2022, Published online: 15 Sep 2022

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