Studies on possible protection against snake venom using Mucuna pruriens protein immunization

Fitoterapia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-24

  Aguiyi, J C ^a   Igweh, A C ^b   Egesie, U G ^a   Leoncini, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cobra venom; Immunization; Mucuna pruriens

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SNAKEBITE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0032952891     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(98)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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