Preparation and in vitro characterization of chitosan nanoparticles containing Mesobuthus eupeus scorpion venom as an antigen delivery system

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-52

  Mohammadpour Dounighi, Naser ^a   Eskandari, R ^b   Avadi, M R ^c   Zolfagharian, H ^a   Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, A ^c   Rezayat, M ^b  

^a RAZI VACCINE AND SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Hakim Pharmaceutical Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antigen delivery system; Chitosan; Mesobuthus eupeus; Nanoparticle; Tripolyphosphate; Venom

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHITOSAN; NANOPARTICLE; SCORPION VENOM; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; ENCAPSULATION; GELATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MESOBUTHUS EUPEUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; SNAKE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MESOBUTHUS EUPEUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 84859077437     PISSN: 16789180     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992012000100006     Document Type: Article

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