The neutralizing capacity of Androctonus crassicauda antivenom against Mesobuthus eupeus scorpion venom

Toxicon

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Ozkan, Ozcan ^a,b   Carhan, Ahmet ^a  

^a Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Androctonus crassicauda antivenom; Mesobuthus eupeus; Para specific activity; Scorpion; Venom

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANDROCTONUS CRASSICAUDA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSECT STING; MESOBUTHUS EUPEUS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANDROCTONUS CRASSICAUDA; BUTHIDAE; MESOBUTHUS; MESOBUTHUS EUPEUS; MUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 49449113235     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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