Hyperglycemic effect of a neurotoxic fraction (F3) from Naja haje venom: Role of hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis (HPA)

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-212

  El Fiky, Maha A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; NEUROTOXIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COBRA VENOMS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NEUROTOXINS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033152504     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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