Induction of neutralizing antibodies in mice immunized with scorpion toxins detoxified by liposomal entrapment
The possibility of producing neutralizing antibodies against the lethal effects of scorpion toxins was evaluated in the mouse model by immunization with an immunogen devoid of toxicity. A toxic fraction (5 mg) from the venom of the scorpion Tityus serrulatus was entrapped in sphingomyelin-cholestero...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000700010 |