Assessment of the neutralizing potency of ovine antivenom in a swiss mice model of Bothrops jararaca envenoming

Alternative sources of anti-ophidic serum are being investigated due to the secondary effects associated with types I and II hypersensitivity reactions. In the present study we raised and evaluated the protective effect of an ovine antibothropic serum in a Swiss mice envenoming model. Ovine antiseru...

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Main Authors: J. Ferreira, M. F. Bastos, A. C. Pelizon, C. M. Peres, D. P. Cavalcante, A. Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2005-09-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000300010