Development of passive haemagglutination (PHA) and haemagglutination inhibition (HAI) technique for potency estimation of Cobra Antisnake Venom Serum (ASVS)

Biologicals

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Pradhan, S ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Singh, D ^a   Sood, R C ^a   Sehgal, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agglutination technique; Anti snake venom serum; Antiserum

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG POTENCY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOWL; GUINEA PIG; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE HEMAGGLUTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; COBRA VENOMS; ERYTHROCYTES; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HORSES; HUMANS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SNAKE BITES; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 34249996697     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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