journal article·2025-09

Novel insights into possible ZnO nanoparticle-induced changes in key metabolic enzymes in HeLa cervical cancer cell line

Rahil Fallahi, Zahra Shafaghat, Sara Minaeian, Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi, Mona Roozbehani, Fatemeh Faraji

Journal of Nanoparticle Research· Volume 27· Issue 9
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