This study examines the effect of Archachatina marginata shell powder on blood glucose and cortisol in wounded Wistar rats, highlighting its glucogenic effects and potential as a natural wound-healing agent.
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EFFECT OF SHORT-TERM AESTIVATION DURATION ON STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL, Archachatina marginata
Snails are cold-blooded animals with soft body consisting of outer shell known as exoskeleton. Climatic conditions leading to changes in the environmental parameters such as temperature and humidity create physiological and biochemical adjustments, during this condition snails aestivate.