Antitoxin activity of Mucuna pruriens aqueous extracts against cobra and krait venom by in vivo and in vitro methods

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 870-874

  Meenatchisundaram, S ^a   Michael, A ^b  

^a Nehru Arts and Science College   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Edema; Lethality; PLA2; Plant extracts; Venoms

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; VELVET BEAN;

EID: 77953436000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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