Antivenom development in Australia

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-94

  Madaras, Frank ^a   Mirtschin, Peter J ^a   Kuchel, Tim ^b  

^a Venom Science Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Elapid; IgG; IgY; Pseudonaja

Indexed keywords

FREUND ADJUVANT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y; PAPAIN; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TRYPSIN; PROTHROMBIN; PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS VENOM; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LD 50; SNAKEBITE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BROWN SNAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVENOMATION; HEN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SNAKE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; ELAPIDAE; PSEUDONAJA; STORERIA DEKAYI;

EID: 18144390159     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-200046403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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