Envenomation of mice by Thai cobra (Naja kaouthia) venom: Tolerable venom concentration and exposure time

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 809-812

  Pakmanee, Narumol ^a   Khow, Orawan ^a   Kumsap, Weena ^a   Omori Satoh, Tomatsu ^a   Chanhome, Lawan ^a   Sriprapat, Supod ^a   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; LD 50; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; COBRA VENOMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SNAKE BITES;

ANIMALIA; NAJA KAOUTHIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0031867563     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00164-5     Document Type: Article

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