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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Main Authors: | Fung, Shin Yee, Tan, Nget Hong, Sim, Si Mui, Aguiyi, John C. |
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Language: | English |
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Hindawi
2012
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/1888/1/2.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/1888/ https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/486390 |
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