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Interaction of alcohol and kola nut on brain sodium pump activity in Wistar rats

G.O. Obochi Department of Biochemistry, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.E. Abara Department of Biochemistry, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria
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S.P. Malu Department of Biochemistry, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria
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M.U. Eteng Department of Biochemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria
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I.B. Umoh Department of Biochemistry, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Pages 357-362 | Received 08 Feb 2008, Accepted 25 Mar 2008, Published online: 18 Mar 2009

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