Fig. 4

Variation of systolic blood pressure during 24 h after the envenomation with Lachesis muta rhombeata venom (LmrV) and their respective treatments with aqueous extract of Annona muricata L. leaves (LmrV + AmL) or Annona muricata L. juice (LmrV + AmJ). The animals, male Wistar rats, were injected with 3 mg of Lachesis muta rhombeata venom and the blood pressure was measured before the venom injection and at 1, 6 and 24 h after the envenomation. The numbers above the columns represent the number of animals used in each test