Pulsed ultrasound therapy accelerates the recovery of skeletal muscle damage induced by Bothrops jararacussu venom

We studied the effect of pulsed ultrasound therapy (UST) and antibothropic polyvalent antivenom (PAV) on the regeneration of mouse extensor digitorum longus muscle following damage by Bothrops jararacussu venom. Animals (Swiss male and female mice weighing 25.0 ± 5.0 g; 5 animals per group) received...

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Main Authors: J. Saturnino-Oliveira, M.A. Tomaz, T.F. Fonseca, G.A. Gaban, M. Monteiro-Machado, M.A. Strauch, B.L. Cons, S. Calil-Elias, A.M.B. Martinez, P.A. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000600003