Neutralization potential of Viper russelli russelli (Russell's viper) venom by ethanol leaf extract of Acalypha indica

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 267-273

  Shirwaikar, Annie ^a   Rajendran, K ^a   Bodla, Ramgopal ^a   Kumar, C Dinesh ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha indica; Snake venom neutralization; Viper russelli russelli

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA INDICA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CATALASE; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIPER VENOM;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FROG; LETHALITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; RAT; SNAKE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUSSELL'S VIPER; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 4344569767     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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