Pharmacological investigation of oedema induced by venom from the wasp Polistes fuscatus

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1691-1698

  Eno, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; APROTININ; CAPTOPRIL; CELLULOSE SULFATE; CIMETIDINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; MECLOZINE; MEPACRINE; METHYSERGIDE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; RESERPINE; WASP VENOM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EDEMA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAPTOPRIL; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EDEMA; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; POLISTES FUSCATUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031472426     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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