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Research Article

Effects of silencing epididymal vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression on hyaluronidase (HYD) activity in arsenic poisoning rats through downregulating VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2)

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Pages 1351-1359 | Received 25 Feb 2021, Accepted 07 Apr 2021, Published online: 27 Apr 2021

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