The effects of specific antibody fragments on the 'irreversible' neurotoxicity induced by Brown snake (Pseudonaja) venom

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 581-584

  Jones, R G A ^a,b   Lee, L ^a   Landon, J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antivenom; Brown snake Pseudonaja; Fab; Neurotoxicity; Ovine; Reversal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DIAPHRAGM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PHRENIC NERVE; SHEEP; SNAKE VENOMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033022842     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702286     Document Type: Article

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