In Vitro Antiophidian Properties of Dipteryx alata Vogel Bark Extracts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental
3.1. Animals
3.2. Venoms
3.3. Dipteryx alata Vogel extracts
3.4. Protein precipitation assay and tannins determination
3.5. Thin layer chromatography
3.6. Mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm muscle (PND) preparation
3.7. Histological and quantitative study
3.8. Statistical analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Nazato, V.S.; Rubem-Mauro, L.; Vieira, N.A.G.; Dos Santos Rocha, D., Júnior; Glauzer Silva, M.; Santos Lopes, P.; Dal-Belo, C.A.; Cogo, J.C.; Dos Santos, M.G.; Da Cruz-Höfling, M.A.; et al. In Vitro Antiophidian Properties of Dipteryx alata Vogel Bark Extracts. Molecules 2010, 15, 5956-5970. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15095956
Nazato VS, Rubem-Mauro L, Vieira NAG, Dos Santos Rocha D Júnior, Glauzer Silva M, Santos Lopes P, Dal-Belo CA, Cogo JC, Dos Santos MG, Da Cruz-Höfling MA, et al. In Vitro Antiophidian Properties of Dipteryx alata Vogel Bark Extracts. Molecules. 2010; 15(9):5956-5970. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15095956
Chicago/Turabian StyleNazato, Virgínia Sbrugnera, Leandro Rubem-Mauro, Nathalia Aparecida Gatto Vieira, Dimas Dos Santos Rocha, Júnior, Magali Glauzer Silva, Patricia Santos Lopes, Cháriston André Dal-Belo, Jose Carlos Cogo, Marcio Galdino Dos Santos, Maria Alice Da Cruz-Höfling, and et al. 2010. "In Vitro Antiophidian Properties of Dipteryx alata Vogel Bark Extracts" Molecules 15, no. 9: 5956-5970. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15095956