Protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract pretreatment against cardiovascular and respiratory depressant effects of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom in rats

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 366-372

  Fung, S Y ^a   Tan, N H ^a   Sim, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HEART FAILURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RAT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VELVET BEAN;

ANIMALS; ANTITOXINS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMOPREVENTION; CROTALID VENOMS; HEART FAILURE; MALE; MUCUNA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEEDS;

EID: 78650784041     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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