Antiophidian mechanisms of medicinal plants

Flavonoids: Biosynthesis, Biological Effects and Dietary Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 249-262

  da Silva Melo, Rafael ^a   Farrapo, Nicole Moreira ^a   dos Santos Rocha, Dimas ^a,d   Silva, Magali Glauzer ^a   Cogo, José Carlos ^b   Dal Belo, Cháriston André ^c   Rodrigues Simioni, Léa ^d   Groppo, Francisco Carlos ^d   Oshima Franco, Yoko ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOROCABA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops jararacussu; Crotalus durissus terrificus; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892086724     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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