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Research Article

Vitamin C protects rat cerebellum and encephalon from oxidative stress following exposure to radiofrequency wave generated by a BTS antenna model

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Pages 347-352 | Received 11 Dec 2013, Accepted 28 Mar 2014, Published online: 25 Apr 2014

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