Effectiveness of two common antivenoms for North, Central, and South American Micrurus envenomations

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  De Roodt, Adolfo R ^a   Paniagua Solis, Jorge F ^b   Dolab, Jorge A ^a   Estévez Ramiréz, Judith ^c   Ramos Cerrillo, Blanca ^d   Litwin, Silvana ^a   Dokmetjian, José C ^a   Alagón, Alejandro ^d  

^a Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

^b Laboratorios Silanes SA de CV   (Mexico)

^c Instituto Bioclon SA de CV   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antivenoms; Micrurus; Severe envenomation; Snakes; Therapeutics; Venoms

Indexed keywords

CORALMYN; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SUERO ANTI MICRURUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CROSS REACTION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MICRURUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CROSS REACTIONS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SNAKE BITES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; MICRURUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 2942561962     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120030943     Document Type: Article

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