Evaluation of the effect of aqueous extract of Croton urucurana Baillon (Euphorbiaceae) on the hemorrhagic activity induced by the venom of Bothrops jararaca, using new techniques to quantify hemorrhagic activity in rat skin

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 570-576

  Esmeraldino, L E ^a   Souza, A M ^a   Sampaio, S V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti venom; Bothrops jararaca; Croton urucurana; Hemorrhagic activity

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; CROTON EXTRACT; CROTON URUCURANA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON URUCURANA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SKIN BLEEDING; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BOTHROPS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTON; HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN DISEASES;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; CROTON URUCURANA;

EID: 21744447506     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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