Scorpion antivenom effect of micropropagated Aristolochia elegans

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 891-896

  Izquierdo, Alejandro Mora ^a   Zapata, Elsa Ventura ^a   Jiménez Ferrer, J Enrique ^b   Muñoz, Crescencio Bazaldúa ^a   Aparicio, Antonio Jiménez ^a   Torres, Kalina Bermdez ^a   Torres, Lidia Osuna ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Centruroides limpidus limpidus Karsch; Hexane extract; Isolated guinea pig ileum model; Medicinal plant; Methanol extract; Relaxation test

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTITOXIN ACTIVITY; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS; ARTICLE; BITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SCORPION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ARISTOLOCHIA ELEGANS; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; CAVIA; CENTRUROIDES LIMPIDUS LIMPIDUS; SCORPIONES;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARISTOLOCHIA; GUINEA PIGS; ILEUM; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 77955187242     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903311110     Document Type: Article

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