Neutralization, by a monospecific Bothrops lanceolatus antivenom, of toxic activities induced by homologous and heterologous Bothirops snake venoms

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 551-557

  Bogarín, Guisella ^a   Romero, Marjorie ^a   Rojas, Gustavo ^a   Lutsch, Charles ^b   Casadamont, Michel ^b   Lang, Jean ^b   Otero, Rafael ^c   Gutiérrez, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b 1541 Ave Marcel Merieux 69280 ^*  (France)

^c Prog Ofidismo Antioquia Y Choco U   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SNAKE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BOTHROPS; HUMANS; MICE; SNAKE VENOMS; SNAKES;

EID: 0033023294     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00193-7     Document Type: Article

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