Neutralisation of the clotting activity of Australian snake venoms by snake plasma

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1855-1858

  Smith, A ^a   Marshall, L R ^a   Mirtschin, P J ^b   Jelinek, G A ^c  

^a Haematology Department   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Venom Supplies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood clotting; Inhibition; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

ENVIOMYCIN; PROCOAGULANT; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ELAPIDAE; NOTECHIS; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; OXYURANUS SCUTELLATUS; PSEUDONAJA; PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0034594359     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00235-4     Document Type: Article

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