Detection of an antibothropic fraction in opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) milk that neutralizes Bothrops jararaca venom

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 167-172

  Jurgilas, P B ^a   Neves Ferreira, A G C ^a   Domont, G B ^b   Moussatche H ^a   Perales, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MILK; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, DEAE-CELLULOSE; CROTALID VENOMS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMORRHAGE; MICE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; OPOSSUMS;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS;

EID: 0032890024     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00175-5     Document Type: Article

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