Lithium modulates the chronic stress-induced effect on blood glucose level of male rats

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-295

  Popović, Nataša ^a   Pajović, Snežana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Corticosterone; Glucose; Lithium; Restraint stress; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955126849     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1002289P     Document Type: Article

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