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Research Article

α-Lipoic acid protects against the oxidative stress and cytotoxicity induced by cadmium in HepG2 cells through regenerating glutathione regulated by glutamate-cysteine ligase

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Pages 596-603 | Received 04 Feb 2015, Accepted 31 Mar 2015, Published online: 12 Sep 2015

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