Treatment of bothrops alternatus envenomation by curcuma longa and calendula officinalis extracts and ar-turmerone

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-17

  Melo, M M ^a   Habermehl, G G ^b   Oliveira, N J F ^a   Nascimento, E F ^a   Santos, M M B ^a   Lucia M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ar turmerone; Bothrops alternatus; Plant extract; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS ALTERNATUS; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CURCUMA LONGA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 32444441603     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 01020935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352005000100002     Document Type: Article

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