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Ala-Gln improves varicocele-induced testicular injury by increasing HSP70 and antioxidant activity in male rats

LEI YU^1,2, ZHEN FAN³, HONGQIANG WANG², WENXIAN LI⁴, TAO JING², QIANG LI², SHENQIAN LI², PEITAO WANG², XUJUN XUAN^1,*

1 Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
2 Department of Andrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Qingdao Hiser Hospital), Qingdao, 266034, China
4 Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China

* Address correspondence to: Xujun Xuan,