The role of antibodies specific for toxic sPLA2s and haemorrhagins in neutralizing potential of antisera raised against Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venom

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Halassy, Beata ^a   Habjanec, Lidija ^a   Brgles, Marija ^a   Balija, Maja Lang ^a   Leonardi, Adrijana ^b   Kovačič, Lidija ^b   Prijatelj, Petra ^c   Tomašić, Jelka ^a   Križaj, Igor ^b  

^a Institute of Immunology   (Croatia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ammodytoxin; Antivenom; ELISA; Haemorrhagin; Phospholipase A2; Toxicity neutralization potency; Vipera ammodytes ammodytes

Indexed keywords

HAEMORRHAGIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LETHALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SNAKE;

MUS; VIPERA AMMODYTES AMMODYTES;

EID: 46149094361     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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