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Original Research

Authors

Ahangarpour   A. (*)
Oroojan   A. A. (1)






(*) Diabetes Research Center, Health Institute & Physiology Department, School of Medicine, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
(1) Physiology Department, Medicine Faculty, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

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Article History

Received:  April  7, 2013
Accepted:  August 11, 2013
ePublished:  October 3, 2013

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