Comparison of antivenom potential of chicken egg yolk antibodies generated against bentonite and adjuvant coated echis carinatus venom

Internet Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Meenatchisundaram, S ^a   Selvakumaran, R ^b   Parameswari, G ^c   Michael, A ^c  

^a Nehru Arts and Science College   (India)

^b Sankara College of Science and Commerce   (India)

^c PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Chicken antibodies (IgY); FCA; PLA2; Venoms

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CELLULOSE; FREUND ADJUVANT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN Y; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROCOAGULANT; VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 77953402932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15312976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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