Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant action of tadalafil in testicular regeneration process after heat stress
Fernando Leonel da Silva; Fernanda Carolina Ribeiro Dias; Sandra Maria Torres; Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena; Sebastião Rogerio de Freitas Silva; Vinicius Vasconcelos Gomes de Oliveira; Emanoel Felipe de Oliveira Filho; Pierre Castro Soares; Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior
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Submitted date:
06/10/2023
Accepted date:
01/22/2024