Mucuna pruriens Linn. seed extract pretreatment protects against cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular depressant effects of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats

Mucuna pruriens Linn. seed extract pretreatment protects against cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular depressant effects of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats

Mucuna pruriens has been used by native Nigerians as a prophylactic for snakebite. The protective effects of M. pruriens seed extract (MPE) were investigated against the pharmacological actions of N. sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats. The results showed that MPE-pretreatment protected a...

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Main Authors: Fung, S.Y., Tan, N.H., Sim, S.M., Marinello, E., Guerranti, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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R Medicine
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3697/1/Mucuna_pruriens_seed_extract_pretreatment_protects_against_the_cardiorespiratory_and_neuromuscular_depression_effects_of_Naja_sputatrix_venom_in_rats.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/3697/
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English

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