Effect of Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae) leaf extract combined with anti-venom serum on experimental Crotalus durissus (Squamata: Viperidae) envenomation in rats
Crotalic envenomation represents the highest number of deaths when compared to other snakebite envenomations of medical interest. Crotalic venom has important characteristics such as neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and clotting and hemolytic action. We evaluated the clinical and laborato...
Main Authors: | Rafael Stuani Floriano, Rosa Maria Barilli Nogueira, Michiko Sakate, Cecília Braga Laposy, Yudney Pereira da Motta, Fabíola Sangiorgio, Heloísa Costa David, João Marcelo Nabas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2009-12-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442009000400003 |
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