Characterization of local tissue damage evoked by Bothrops jararaca venom in the rat connective tissue microcirculation: An intravital microscopic study

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1079-1083

  Farsky, Sandra H P ^a   Gonçalves, Luís Roberto C ^a   Cury, Yara ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops jararaca venom; Hemorrhage; Leukocyte endothelial interactions; Local lesions; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FIBRIN CLOT; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE INJURY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VASODILATATION;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0345085679     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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