Effect of perimuscular injection of Bothrops jararacussu venom on plasma creatine kinase levels in mice: Influence of dose and volume

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1233-1235

  Calil Elias, S ^a   Thattassery, E ^a,b   Martinez, A M B ^a   Melo, P A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bothrops venoms; Myotoxicity; Plasma creatine kinase; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; CREATINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU;

EID: 0036817355     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002001000018     Document Type: Article

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