Ammodytoxin content of Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venom as a prognostic factor for venom immunogenicity

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-460

  Halassy, Beata ^a   Habjanec, Lidija ^a   Balija, Maja Lang ^a   Kurtović, Tihana ^a   Brgles, Marija ^a   Križaj, Igor ^b  

^a Institute of Immunology   (Croatia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ammodytoxin; Anti venom; ELISA; Haemorrhagin; Toxicity neutralization potency; Vipera ammodytes ammodytes

Indexed keywords

AMMODYTOXIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM; VIPERA AMMODYTES AMMODYTES VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RABBIT; SNAKE; TOXICITY; VIPERA AMMODYTES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; VIPERA AMMODYTES AMMODYTES;

EID: 77949334041     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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