A new fibrin sealant from crotalus durissus terrificus venom: Applications in medicine

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 553-571

  Barros, L C ^a   Ferreira Jr , R S ^a   Barraviera, S R C S ^a   Stolf, H O ^a   Thomazini Santos, I A ^a   Mendes Giannini, M J S ^a   Toscano, E ^a   Barraviera, B ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CROSSEAL; FIBRIN GLUE; SERINE PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAGEL; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

BLOOD; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CORNEA PERFORATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RELEASE; EDEMA; EMPLOYMENT; FISTULA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY INJURY; LEG ULCER; LIQUORRHEA; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; URINARY TRACT FISTULA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SNAKE; SURGERY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS;

ANIMALS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 77949325578     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400903442514     Document Type: Review

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