New methodology for the obtainment of antibothropic factors from the South American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) and jararaca snake (Bothrops jararaca)

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1417-1429

  Neves Ferreira, Ana G C ^a   H Valente, Richard ^b   Sá, Paulo G ^a   Rocha, Surza L G ^a   Moussatché, Haity ^a   Domont, Gilberto B ^b   Perales, Jonas ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBOTHROPIC FACTOR; ANTIDOTE; CASEIN; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAT; SNAKE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIVENINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BOTHROPS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CROTALID VENOMS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMORRHAGE; METHODS; OPOSSUMS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; BOTHROPS JARARACA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS MARSUPIALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0033029838     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00088-4     Document Type: Article

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