Spermatogenic and Antioxidant Potential of Mucuna prureins (L.) in Epididymal Spermatozoa: A Dose Dependent Effect |
Suresh, Sekar
(Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus)
Prithiviraj, Ealumali (Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus) Venkatalakshmi, Nagella (Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus) Ganesh, Mohanraj Karthik (Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus) Ganesh, Lakshmanan (Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus) Lee, Hyun-Jeong (Division of Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Institute of Animal science, Rural Development Administration) Prakash, Seppan (Department of Anatomy, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus) |
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