Venoms of South Asian hump-nosed pit vipers (Genus: Hypnale) cause muscarinic effects in BALB/c mice
Although clinical, in-vivo and in-vitro studies suggest the necrotic, haemorrhagic, pro-coagulant and nephrotoxic effects of South Asian Hump nosed pit vipers, reports on neurotoxic properties are limited to a single in-vitro study. Using BALB/c mice, for the first time, here we demonstrate the sign...
Main Authors: | A Silva, D Weilgama, I Gawarammana, P Gunawardena |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Anuradhapura Clinical Society
2014-03-01
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Series: | Anuradhapura Medical Journal |
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