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Neurochemical correlates of alloxan diabetes: I. Ribonucleic acid and protein levels of amphibian brain

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The levels of RNA and protein were higher in the brain of alloxan-administered frogs. It is possible that alloxan is responsible for the protein changes in the brain as the protein levels were higher 48 h after alloxan injection than after 96 h.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, 560001, Bangalore, India

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Acknowledgment. I am grateful to the late Prof.K. Pampapathi Rao for encouragement and facilities.

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Nayeemunnisa Neurochemical correlates of alloxan diabetes: I. Ribonucleic acid and protein levels of amphibian brain. Experientia 31, 942–943 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358866

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