Efficacy and potency of antivenoms in neutralizing the procoagulant effects of Australian snake venoms in dog and human plasma

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-381

  Sprivulis, P ^a   Jelinek, G A ^a   Marshall, L ^a,b  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care: venom, antivenom, snake; Notechis; Oxyuranus; Pseudonaja

Indexed keywords

PROCOAGULANT; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029893744     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400314     Document Type: Article

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