Study of the efficacy of the black stone on envenomation by snake bite in the murine model

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 717-720

  Chippaux, Jean Philippe ^a   Ramos Cerrillo, Blanca ^b   Stock, Roberto P ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Black stone; Envenomation; Snake bite; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLACK STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ENVENOMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS; TIME FACTORS;

BITIS ARIETANS; ECHIS OCELLATUS; MURINAE; NAJA NIGRICOLLIS;

EID: 33947363377     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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