In vitro snake venom detoxifying action of the leaf extract of Guiera senegalensis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-257

  Abubakar, M S ^a   Sule, M I ^a   Pateh, U U ^a   Abdurahman, E M ^a   Haruna, A K ^a   Jahun, B M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Astringents; Guiera senegalensis extracts; In vitro model; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; LETHALITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0033983909     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00128-2     Document Type: Article

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