Enzymatic activity and brine shrimp lethality of venom from the large brown spitting cobra (Naja ashei) and its neutralization by antivenom

Enzymatic activity and brine shrimp lethality of venom from the large brown spitting cobra (Naja ashei) and its neutralization by antivenom

Abstract Objective Naja ashei is a snake of medical importance in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Little is known about the enzymatic (snake venom phospholipases A2; svPLA2’s) and toxic (lethal) activities of N. ashei venom and crucially, the safety and capacity of available antiveno...

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Main Authors: Mitchel Otieno Okumu, James Mucunu Mbaria, Joseph Kangangi Gikunju, Paul Gichohi Mbuthia, Vincent Odongo Madadi, Francis Okumu Ochola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Snake venom phospholipases A2
Brine shrimp lethality assay
Snake venom toxicity
Naja ashei
Brine shrimp
Artemia salina
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05167-2

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