Neutralizing capacity of a new monovalent anti-Bothrops atrox antivenom: comparison with two commercial antivenoms

ABSTRACT: Three horse-derived antivenoms were tested for their ability to neu-tralize lethal, hemorrhagic, edema-forming, defibrinating and myotoxicactivitiesinduced by the venom of Bothrops atrox from Antioquia andChocó (Colombia). The following antivenoms were used: a) polyva-lent (crotaline) anti...

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Autores:

Valle Agudelo, Gustavo del
Estrada, Ricardo
Valderrama Hernández, Rafael
Robles, Abel
Osorio Gutiérrez, Raúl Guillermo
Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, José María
Otero Patiño, Rafael
Giraldo, César Augusto
Núñez Rangel, Vitelbina

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

1997

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/25225

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/25225

Palabra clave:

Bothrops
Venenos de Serpiente
Snake Venoms
Neutralización
Neutralization
Antioquia (Colombia)
Chocó (Colombia)

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/