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Effect of the scorpion,Heterometrus fulvipes (C. Koch), venom on some enzyme systems in rat (albino) tissues

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Sublethal doses ofHeterometrus fulvipes venom decreased NADP-specific isocitrate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase activity levels and increased NADP-specific glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase activity levels during a 48-h-period.

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  1. Department of Zoology, S. V. University College, Tirupati, India

    D. Venkateswarlu, K. V. Surendra Reddy & K. Sasira Babu

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Acknowledgments. D. V. thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, for awarding a Senior Research fellowship.

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Venkateswarlu, D., Reddy, K.V.S. & Babu, K.S. Effect of the scorpion,Heterometrus fulvipes (C. Koch), venom on some enzyme systems in rat (albino) tissues. Experientia 34, 233–234 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944699

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