Antivenoms: Potency or median effective dose, which to use?

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-193

  Morais, V ^a   Ifran, S ^a   Berasain, P ^a,b   Massaldi, H ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

BIOASSAY; DRUG POTENCY; ENVENOMATION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; LETHAL DOSE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954158797     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992010000200002     Document Type: Letter

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2. Araujo HP, Bourguignon SC, Boller MAA, Dias AASO, Lucas EPR, Santos IC, Delgado IF. Potency evaluation of antivenoms in Brazil: The national control laboratory experience between 2000 and 2006. Toxicon. 2008;51(4):502-14.