A BIOCHEMICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF L-CARNITINE AND PYRUVATE ON BODY t WEIGHT, FAT AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM AND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVITY OF OBESE RATS

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