Study on the venoms of the principal venomous snakes from French Guiana and the neutralization;Ètude des venins des principaux serpents venimeux de Guyane Française et de leur neutralisation

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-359

  Estevez J ^a   Magana P ^a   Chippaux, J P ^b   Vidal, N ^c   Mancilla, R ^a   Paniagua, J F ^d   De Roodt, A R ^e  

^a Instituto Bioclon SA de CV   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d Laboratorios Silanes SA de CV   (Mexico)

^e National Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antivenoms; Bothrops atrox; Bothrops brazili; French Guyana; Lachesis muta; Snakes; South America; Toxicity; Venoms

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CLASSIFICATION; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BITES AND STINGS; CROTALID VENOMS; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SNAKE VENOMS; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 54449085770     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3185/pathexo3174     Document Type: Article

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