Effect of Annona senegalensis rootbark extracts on Naja nigricotlis nigricotlis venom in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 507-513

  Adzu, B ^a   Abubakar, M S ^b   Izebe, K S ^a   Akumka, D D ^a   Gamaniel, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Annona senegalensis; Antisnake venom; Brine shrimp; Naja nigricotlis nigricotlis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNONA; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERTHERMIA; LIVER FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SNAKEBITE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LD 50; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; ANNONA; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ANNONACEAE; ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; NAJA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS;

ANIMALS; ANNONA; ARTEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY TEMPERATURE; COBRA VENOMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FEVER; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POISONING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 21644447591     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.055     Document Type: Article

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