Twentieth century toxinology and antivenom development in Australia

Toxicon

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 738-754

  Winkel, Kenneth D ^a   Mirtschin, Peter ^b   Pearn, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Venom Supplies   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antivenoms (antivenene); Australia; Poisonous plants; Snakebite; Toxinology

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CROFAB; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y; PLANT TOXIN; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPERATAB;

ABORIGINE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; SPIDER BITE; TICK; TICK BITE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; AUSTRALIA; CUBOZOA; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PLANTS, TOXIC; PORTRAITS; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS; TOXICOLOGY;

ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; CUBOZOA; DIPLURIDAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS; STORERIA DEKAYI;

EID: 33750934599     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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