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Effects of alcohol–kola nut interactions on brain glucose oxidase, glutamine synthase, and adenylate deaminase activities in Wistar rats

G.O. Obochi 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, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A.E. Abara Department of Biochemistry, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria
Pages 157-161 | Received 25 Mar 2008, Accepted 03 Apr 2008, Published online: 24 Feb 2009

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