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Research Article

Myricitrin and bioactive extract of Albizia amara leaves: DNA protection and modulation of fertility and antioxidant-related genes expression

Mona El Said KassemDepartment of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;
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Lamya Fawzy IbrahimDepartment of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;
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Sameh Reda HusseinDepartment of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Reham El-SharawyDepartment of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed Amin El-AnsariDepartment of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mahrousa Mohamed HassananeDepartment of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Hoda Fahime BoolesDepartment of Cell Biology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Pages 2404-2409 | Received 10 Oct 2015, Accepted 21 Feb 2016, Published online: 06 Apr 2016

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