Specific identification of Lachesis muta muta snake venom using antibodies against the plasminogen activator enzyme, LV-PA

Toxicon

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 803-806

  Felicori, Liza F ^a,b   Chávez Olórtegui, Carlos ^b   Sánchez, Eladio F ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Plasminogen activating; Snake bite; Specific antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ENZYME ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR ENZYME ANTIBODY; SEPHAROSE; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; KINETICS; MALE; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RABBIT; SNAKE;

EID: 15944361904     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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