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Injection of epinephrine and CTGM extract showed different effects on hepatopancreatic phosphorylase activity and levels of total carbohydrate and glycogen in heterometrus fulvipes. The former hyperglycemic principle involves phosphorolysis of glycogen whereas the latter does not.
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The authors are grateful to Proff. K. S. Swami and S. Nagaiah. An award of Junior Research Fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi is acknowledged by K. R.
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Raghavaiah, K., Sreeramachandramurthy, M., Ramamurthi, R. et al. The effect of epinephrine and the hyperglycemic factor of the scorpion's cephalothoracic ganglionic mass (CTGM) on the phosphorylase activity of hepatopancreas of the scorpion, Heterometrus fulvipes C. Koch. Experientia 33, 690–691 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946580
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