The variability of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venoms from Croatia - Biochemical properties and biological activity

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Lang Balija, M ^a   Vrdoljak, A ^a   Habjanec, L ^a   Dojnovic B ^a   Halassy, B ^a   Vranesic B ^a   Tomasic J ^a  

^a Institute of Immunology   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anticomplementary activity; Immunogenicity of snake venom; Lethal activity (LD50); Minimum haemorrhagic dose (MHD); Minimum necrotizing dose (MND); Phospholipase A2; Snake venom; Vipera ammodytes ammodytes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; ENZYME ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; RADICAL; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CROSS REACTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOGENICITY; LD 50; MOUSE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE;

AMMODYTES; EQUIDAE; SERPENTES; VIPERA; VIPERA AMMODYTES AMMODYTES;

EID: 19344365901     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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