In vivo protection against Tityus serrulatus scorpion toxins by immunization of mice with a non-toxic protein

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-339

  Moreira Ferreira, Ana M B ^a   Kalapothakis, Evanguedes ^b   Diniz, Carlos R ^a   Chávez Olórtegui, Carlos ^a,c  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunization; In vivo protection; Non toxic protein; Scorpion toxins; Tityus serrulatus

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENVENOMATION; GEL FILTRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIVENINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 0031981795     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00103-7     Document Type: Article

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