Lack of effect of endogenous corticosteroids on the acute inflammatory reaction (edema) induced by bothrops jararaca venom (bjv) in rats

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 773-776

  Cury, Yara ^a   Teixeira, Catarina F P ^a   Farsky, Sandra H P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CORTICOSTERONE; CROTALID VENOMS; EDEMA; EXTREMITIES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030956834     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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