Antibothropic action of casearia sylvestris Sw. (flacourtiaceae) extracts

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 784-790

  Cintra Francischinelli, M ^a   Silva, M G ^a   Andreo Filho N ^a   Gerenutti, M ^a   Cintra, A C O ^b   Giglio, J R ^b   Leite, G B ^c   Cruz Hofling M A ^c   Rodrigues Simioni, L ^c   Oshima Franco, Y ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOROCABA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant extracts; Myotoxicity; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotoxicity; Pharmacognosy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BATROXOBIN; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASEARIA; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENVENOMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHRENIC NERVE; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SNAKEBITE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CASEARIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DIAPHRAGM; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS; FLACOURTIACEAE;

EID: 46849120005     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2365     Document Type: Article

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