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Isolation of neurosecretory hyperglycemic hormone from the eyestalks of freshwater crab,Barytelphusa cunicularis

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A procedure is described for the purification of neurosecretory hyperglycemic hormone from the eyestalks of freshwater crab,Barytelphusa cunicularis. This procedure involved a combination of gel filtration on Sephadex G-50 and a subsequent preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis which revealed that hyperglycemic hormone moved faster than other proteins.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Marathwada University, 431 004, Aurangabad, India

    R Nagabhushanam, P R Machale & R Sarojini

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Nagabhushanam, R., Machale, P.R. & Sarojini, R. Isolation of neurosecretory hyperglycemic hormone from the eyestalks of freshwater crab,Barytelphusa cunicularis . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Anim. Sci.) 98, 379–384 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03179649

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