Diversity of Micrurus Snake Species Related to Their Venom Toxic Effects and the Prospective of Antivenom Neutralization

BACKGROUND: Micrurus snake bites can cause death by muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, few hours after envenomation. The specific treatment for coral snake envenomation is the intravenous application of heterologous antivenom and, in Brazil, it is produced by horse immunization with a mixture...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Gabriela D., Furtado, Maria de Fátima D., Portaro, Fernanda C. V., Sant'Anna, Osvaldo Augusto, Tambourgi, Denise V.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000622

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000622

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