Direct organogenesis of Mandevilla illustris (Vell) Woodson and effects of its aqueous extract on the enzymatic and toxic activities of Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 549-552

  Biondo, R ^a   Soares, A M ^a   Bertoni, B W ^a   Franca S C ^a   Pereira, A M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiophidic action; Crotalus durissus terrificus; Mandevilla illustris1; Medicinal plant; Micropropagation

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; HORMONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

SNAKE VENOM; TOXINS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORGANOGENESIS; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; CROTOXIN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CROTALUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; MANDEVILLA; SERPENTES;

EID: 1542544806     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-003-0722-6     Document Type: Article

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