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Comet length (CL), head diameter (HD), percentage of DNA in head, tail length (TL), percentage of DNA in tail, tail intensity, tail mean and tail moment were compared between study group (OLP and OLR) and control group using Student's\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test. 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