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Authors
- Leonardo da Silva Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-3303)
- Carmen Bueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9211-6602)
- Macário Arosti Rebelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-9660)
- Carolina Scoqui Guimarães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6482-4277)
- Jonas Benjamim
- Yaritza B. Alves Sousa
- Leonardo Santos L. da Silva
- Marcio F. Tasinafo Junior
Institutions
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antioxidants
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox15030321
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico