Neutralization of myonecrosis, hemorrhage, and edema induced by Bothrops asper snake venom by homologous and heterologous pre-existing antibodies in mice

Toxicon

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 567-577

  Rucavado, Alexandra ^a   Lomonte, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029994757     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(95)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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