Effect of Eryngium creticum on the haemolytic activities of snake and scorpion venoms

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 540-542

  Alkofahi, A ^a   Sallal, A J ^a   Disi, A M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Eryngium creticum; Haemolysis; Plant extracts; Venom

Indexed keywords

ERYNGIUM CRETICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCORPION VENOM; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ERYNGIUM CRETICUM;

EID: 0030775294     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199711)11:7<540::AID-PTR150>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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