Neutralization of pharmacological and toxic activities of Bothrops jararacussu snake venom and isolated myotoxins by Serjania erecta methanolic extract and its fractions

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-93

  Fernandes, R S ^a   Costa, T R ^a   Marcussi, S ^c   Bernardes, C P ^a   Menaldo, D L ^a   Gonzaléz II, Rodriguéz ^a   Pereira, P S ^b   Soares, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiophidian properties; Bothrops jararacussu snake venom; Medicinal plants; Myotoxins; Serjania erecta

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; METAL ION; METALLOPROTEINASE; METHANOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PLANT EXTRACT; SEPHADEX; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERJANIA ERECTA EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRINOGENOLYSIS; FRACTIONATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SERJANIA ERECTA; SNAKE;

BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU; BOVINAE; SERJANIA;

EID: 79952807958     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992011000100011     Document Type: Article

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