Genetic origin of the variability of venoms: Impact on the preparation of antivenom sera (SAV);L'origine génétique de la variabilité des venins : Impact sur la préparation des sérums antivenimeux

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-281

  Nkinin, S W ^a   Chippaux, J P ^b   Pietin D ^c   Doljansky, Y ^c   Tremeau O ^d   Menez A ^d  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Niamey   (Nigeria)

^c LATOXAN ^*  (France)

^d DIEP   (France)

Author keywords

Antivenoms; Crotalus atrox; Naja haje; Neurotoxin ; Venoms

Indexed keywords

DIRECT LYTIC FACTOR; NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COBRA VENOMS; CROTALID VENOMS; DIRECT LYTIC FACTORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; NEUROTOXINS; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031303376     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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