A humane alternative to the measurement of the lethal effects (LD50) of non-neurotoxic venoms using hens' eggs

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 985-991

  Sells, P G ^a   Ioannou, P ^a   Theakston, R D G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; LD 50; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0032125432     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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