Neutralization of Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim) fish venom by an experimental antivenom

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1149-1156

  Lopes Ferreira, M ^a   Moura Da Silva, A M ^a   Mota, I ^a   Takehara, H A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH VENOM; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA; FISH; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NECROSIS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THALASSOPHRYNE NATTERI;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EDEMA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; NECROSIS; PAIN; RABBITS;

EID: 0034256916     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00211-1     Document Type: Article

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