Some biochemical properties of Russell's viper (Daboia russelli) venom from Eastern India: Correlation with clinico-pathological manifestation in Russell's viper bite

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-175

  Mukherjee, A K ^a   Ghosal, S K ^b   Maity, C R ^c  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^c BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Daboia russelli; Phospholipase A2; Russell's viper venom

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE KINASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG TOXICITY; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMATURIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETHALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SNAKE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANIMALS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; DABOIA RUSSELII; VIPER; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0033990681     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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