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Research Article

Ziram inhibits rat neurosteroidogenic 5α-reductase 1 and 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

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Pages 38-44 | Received 29 Jan 2017, Accepted 12 Jul 2017, Published online: 29 Nov 2017

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