Edema induced by Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) snake venom and its inhibition by Costa Rican plant extracts

Edema induced by Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) snake venom and its inhibition by Costa Rican plant extracts

We tested the capacity of leaf (Urera baccifera, Loasa speciosa, Urtica leptuphylla, Chaptalia nutans, and Satureja viminea) and root (Uncaria tomentosa) extracts to inhibit edema induced by Bothrops asper snake venom. Edema-forming activity was studied plethysmographically in the rat hind paw model...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Badilla, Fernando Chaves, Gerardo Mora, Luis J Poveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2006-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
actividad anti-edematogénica
extractos de plantas
venenos
serpientes
Bothrops asper
anti-edematogenic activity
plant extracts
snake venom
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