Lachesis muta muta venom: Immunological differences compared with Bothrops atrox venom and importance of specific antivenom therapy

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Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 711-719

  Colombini, M ^a   Fernandes, I ^a   Cardoso, D F ^a   Moura da Silva, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antivenom therapy; Immunoassay; Lachesis muta muta; Monoclonal antibodies; Venom

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; IMMUNOASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIVENINS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BOTHROPS; CROSS REACTIONS; CROTALID VENOMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOTHROPS ATROX; LACHESIS; LACHESIS MUTA MUTA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0035238933     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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