Preliminary in vitro studies on the Marsypianthes chamaedrys (boia-caá) extracts at fibrinoclotting induced by snake venoms

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 929-932

  Castro, K N C ^a,b   Carvalho, A L O ^a   Almeida, A P ^a   Oliveira, D B ^a   Borba, H R ^a   Costa, S S ^a   Zingali, R B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiophidic; Bothrops jararaca; Fibrinoclotting; Marsypianthes chamaedrys; Snake venoms

Indexed keywords

MARSYPIANTHES CHAMAEDRYS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBRIN CLOT; HEAT TOLERANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MARSYPIANTHES CHAMAEDRYS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; MARSYPIANTHES CHAMAEDRYS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0038358127     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00087-4     Document Type: Article

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