Protective effects of the antioxidant Ginkgo biloba extract and the protease inhibitor aprotinin against Leiurus quinquestriatus venom-induced tissue damage in rats

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-275

  Fatani, A J ^a   Al Zuhair, H A ^a   Yaquob, H I ^a   Abdel Fattah, A A ^a   El Sayed, M I ^a   El Sayed, F A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aprotinin; Ginkgo; Leiurus quinquestriatus; Scorpion venoms

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 33745658863     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992006000200008     Document Type: Article

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