Effect of intrathecal morphine on blood glucose, glucagon and tissue glycogen in rat: Comparison with the effect of xanthan gum on blood glucose

Journal de Pharmacie de Belgique

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 195-199

  El Daly, Ezzat S ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

glucagon; glucose; glycogen; morphine; xanthan gum

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; MORPHINE; XANTHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; GLUCAGON; GLYCOGEN; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MORPHINE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RATS;

EID: 0029789214     PISSN: 00472166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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