The protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract against histopathological changes induced by Malayan cobra (Naja sputatrix) venom in rats.

Seed of Mucuna pruriens (Velvet beans) has been prescribed by traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria as a prophylactic oral antisnake remedy. In the present studies, we investigated the protective effects of M. pruriens seed extract (MPE) against histopathological changes induced by intraveno...

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Main Authors: Fung, S.Y., Tan, N.H., Liew, S.H., Sim, S.M., Aguiyi, J.C.
Format: Article
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1137/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19696731
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