Neurotoxic envenoming following bites by the Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus)

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 945-948

  Kanchanapongkul, Jirasak ^a  

^a CHONBURI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Neurotoxic envenoming; The Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus)

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; THAILAND;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; BUNGARUS; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SNAKE BITES; THAILAND;

EID: 0036690086     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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