Pharmacological studies on the venomous spotted butterfish (Scatophagus argus Linn) sting extract on experimental animals

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 461-467

  Muhuri, D ^a   Karmakar, S ^a   Dasgupta, S C ^a,b   Nagchaudhuri, A K ^a,c   Gomes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Butterfish; Fish envenomation; Fish sting extract; Scatophagus argus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FISHERIES; NEUROLOGY; SWELLING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; LOCAL PAIN; PHARMACOLOGICAL;

DRUG THERAPY;

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; FISH VENOM; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAPILLARY; CAT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FEMALE; FROG; GUINEA PIG; HEART CONTRACTION; HYPOTHERMIA; ILEUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PERMEABILITY; PHRENIC NERVE; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAPILLARIES; CATS; CHICKENS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FISH VENOMS; GABA MODULATORS; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOTHERMIA; ILEUM; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PENTOBARBITAL; PERCIFORMES; PERMEABILITY; PHRENIC NERVE; RANIDAE; RATS; SLEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; PERCIFORMES; SCATOPHAGUS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442515308     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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