Combination of two antibody fragments F(ab′)2/Fab: An alternative for scorpion envenoming treatment

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1386-1394

  Sami Merah, Sassia ^a,b   Hammoudi Triki, Djelila ^a,b   Martin Eauclaire, Marie France ^c   Laraba Djebari, Fatima ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b Institut Pasteur d'Algerie   (Algeria)

^c University of Mediterranée   (France)

Author keywords

Alpha toxins; Immunotherapy; Inflammatory cells; Scorpion venom; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB')2 FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; HEART; HEART EDEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORPION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART INJURIES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 50949109050     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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