In vitro antischistosomal activity of venom from the Egyptian snake Cerastes cerastes

Abstract INTRODUCTION: We studied the potential in vitro antischistosomal activity of Cerastes cerastes venom on adult Schistosoma mansoni worms. METHODS: Live specimens of the horned viper snake, C. cerastes were collected from the Aswan Governorate (Egypt). Venom was collected from snakes by m...

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Main Authors: Ehssan Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, Mohamed Moussa Ibrahim, Maha Farid Mohamed Soliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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