Analysis of the immune response induced by a scorpion venom sub-fraction, a pure peptide and a recombinant peptide, against toxin Cn2 of Centruroides noxius Hoffmann

Toxicon

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-427

  Garcia, Consuelo ^a   Calderón Aranda, Emma S ^a,b   Anguiano, Gerardo A V ^a   Becerril, Baltazar ^a   Possani, Lourival D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anti venom; Antibody; Immunogen; Recombinant peptide; Scorpion toxin

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; NOXIUSTOXIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCORPION; VACCINATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

CENTRUROIDES; CENTRUROIDES NOXIUS; CRUSTACEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0037376660     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(02)00337-9     Document Type: Review

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