Toxoids and antivenoms of venomous snakes in Taiwan

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-175

  Liau, Ming Yi ^a   Huang, Ruey Jen ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; SNAKE VENOM; TOXOID; VENOM ANTISERUM;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SNAKEBITE; TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA; ATRA; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; CROTALINAE; DABOIA; DEINAGKISTRODON ACUTUS; EQUIDAE; NAJA ATRA; NAJA NAJA; PROTOBOTHROPS MUCROSQUAMATUS; SERPENTES; TRIMERESURUS FLAVOVIRIDIS; TRIMERESURUS STEJNEGERI; VIPER; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0030701851     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549709016453     Document Type: Review

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