Drugs and plants which antagonise venom or potentiate antivenom;Substances médicamenteuses ou végétales antagonistes du venin ou potentialisant le sérum antivenimeux

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 282-285

  Chippaux, J P ^a   Rakotonirina, V S ^b   Rakotonirina, A ^c   Dzikouk, G ^b  

^a Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^b Faculte des Sciences   (Cameroon)

^c Lab d'Électrophysiologie   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Bidens pilosa; Dendroaspis jamesoni; Echis ocellatus; Envenomation; Medicinal plant; Schumanniophyton magnificum; Snakebite

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ATROPINE; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NEOSTIGMINE; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROMETHAZINE; SNAKE VENOM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; MOUSE;

AMINOCAPROIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ATROPINE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELAPID VENOMS; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MICE; NEOSTIGMINE; PENTOSAN SULFURIC POLYESTER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROMETHAZINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 0031304695     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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