Heparin-antivenom association: Differential neutralization effectiveness in Bothrops atrox and Bothrops erythromelas envenoming

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-14

  Boechat, Antônio Luiz R ^a   Paiva, Cristiano S ^a   França, Francisco Oscar ^b   Dos Santos, Maria Cristi̊na ^c,d  

^a Prog Iniciacao Cie CNPq/Fund U   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Parasitologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops atrox; Bothrops erythromelas; Heparin; Neutralization; Venom

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; HEPARIN; LIQUEMINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0035074570     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652001000100002     Document Type: Article

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