Effect of Mucuna pruriens Seed Extract Pretreatment on the Responses of Spontaneously Beating Rat Atria and Aortic Ring to Naja sputatrix (Javan Spitting Cobra) Venom

Mucuna pruriens Linn. (velvet bean) has been used by native Nigerians as a prophylactic for snakebite. Rats pretreated with M. pruriens seed extract (MPE) have been shown to protect against the lethal and cardiovascular depressant effects of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venoms, and the prot...

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Autores principales: Fung, Shin Yee, Tan, Nget Hong, Sim, Si Mui, Aguiyi, John C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21785646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/486390

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21785646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/486390

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