Insulin-like effects of Bauhinia forficata aqueous extract upon Tityus serrulatus scorpion envenoming

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 385-392

  Vasconcelos, Flávio ^a   Sampaio, Suely V ^a   Garófalo, Maria A R ^a   Guimarães, Luiz Fernando L ^a   Giglio, José R ^a   Arantes, Eliane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bauhinia forficata; Catecholamines; Insulin; Plasma electrolytes; Scorpion venom; Tityus serrulatus

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; CATECHOLAMINE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; NEOSULIN R; PLANT EXTRACT; TITYUS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVENOMATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; INSULIN RELEASE; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; BAUHINIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCORPION VENOMS; WATER;

EID: 7044285879     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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