Impact of diazepam on pineal-adrenal axis in an avian model

Cytobios

Volumn 2000, Issue 398, 2000, Pages 187-193

  Chakrabarti, Enakshi ^a   Ghosh, Asok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenal and pineal glands; Columba livia; Diazepam

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PINEAL BODY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINEAL GLAND; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033630965     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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