Edema induced by Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) snake venom and its inhibition by Costa Rican plant extracts

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Badilla, Beatriz ^a   Chaves, Fernando ^a   Mora, Gerardo ^a   Poveda, Luis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Anti edematogenic activity; Bothrops asper; Plant extracts; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOTHROPS ASPER; CHAPTALIA NUTANS; LOASA SPECIOSA; RATTUS; SATUREJA VIMINEA; SQUAMATA; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA; URERA BACCIFERA; URTICA; VIPERIDAE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COSTA RICA; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EDEMA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SNAKE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVENINS; BOTHROPS; COSTA RICA; CROTALID VENOMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 48549106165     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v54i2.13865     Document Type: Article

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