Hyraceum, the fossilized metabolic product of rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis), shows GABA-benzodiazepine receptor affinity

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 437-438

  Olsen, Andreas ^a   Prinsloo, Linda C ^b   Scott, Louis ^c   Jäger, Anna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FOSSIL; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE;

EID: 41749094732     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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