Toxicological analyses of the venoms of Nigerian vipers Echis ocellatus and Bitis arietans

Table 1 Fibrinolytic effects of E. ocellatus and B. arietans venoms and venom proteins

Venom/ venom protein	Plasma recalcification time (min)
	Echis ocellatus	Bitis arietans
PPP + PBS + CaCl₂ (control)	04.10 ± 0.17^a	03.10 ± 0.10^a
PPP + CaCl₂ + PLA₂	10.00 ± 0.00^b	12.23 ± 0.15^b
PPP + CaCl₂ + SVMP	20.23 ± 0.20^c	17.20 ± 0.20^c
PPP + CaCl₂ + SVSP	30.30 ± 0.26^d	26.20 ± 0.10^d
PPP + CaCl₂ + Crude venom	44.10 ± 0.10^e	52.20 ± 0.17^e

Data are mean ± SD from three determinations. Data with different superscripts in a column are significantly different at p < 0.05
PPP Poor Plasma Protein, PLA₂ Snake venom Phospholipase A₂, SVMP Snake venom metalloproteinase, SVSP Snake venom serine protease

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