The anti-snake venom activities of the methanolic extract of the bulb of Crinum jagus (Amaryllidaceae)

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-342

  Ode, O J ^a   Asuzu, I U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antihaemorrhagic activity; Bitis arietans; Creatine kinase activity; Crinum jagus; Echis ocellatus; Naja nigricollis

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; CRINUM JAGUS EXTRACT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CELL INFILTRATION; CRINUM JAGUS; INCUBATION TIME; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; LILIACEAE; MALE; MICE; MUSCLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SNAKE VENOMS;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; BITIS ARIETANS; CRINUM JAGUS; ECHIS OCELLATUS; NAJA NIGRICOLLIS;

EID: 33746999952     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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