Prague Med. Rep. 2013, 114, 92-102

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2014.27

Curcumin Protects Metronidazole and X-ray Induced Cytotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Male Germ Cells in Mice

S. Singh1, L. Das Roy1,2, Sarbani Giri1,*

1Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics,  Assam University, Silchar, India
2Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA

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