The protective effect of Mucuna pruriens seeds against snake venom poisoning

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-358

  Tan, Nget Hong ^a   Fung, Shin Yee ^a   Sim, Si Mui ^a   Marinello, Enrico ^b   Guerranti, Roberto ^b   Aguiyi, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti snake venoms; Antivenom; Mucuna pruriens seeds

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POISONOUS SNAKE; PROTECTION; RAT; VELVET BEAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; COBRA; COBRA VENOMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUCUNA; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SNAKE VENOMS; SNAKES;

CALLOSELASMA RHODOSTOMA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; NAJA; NAJA SPUTATRIX; RATTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 67349202474     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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