Development of simple standard assay procedures for the characterization of snake venom.
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...Over the next few years, some of these aims were achieved (Theakston and Reid, 1983)....
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...…plasma (MCD-F, MCD-P), respectively, Minimum Necrotizing Dose (MND), an assessment of local necrotising effect and Minimum Defibrinogenating Dose (MDD), an assessment of the in vivo defibrinogenating effect of venom and the neutralisation of these activities by antivenom (Theakston and Reid, 1983)....
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...The review of antivenom production methods indicated that the vast majority of commercial antivenoms were still produced by traditional technology in horses, although some antisera were raised in sheep and rabbits....
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...Together with the analysis of the cross-neutralization of specific toxic effects of venoms by antivenoms (Theakston and Reid, 1983; Theakston, 1986; Gutiérrez et al., 1996) and with the epidemiological information about the medically most relevant snake species, these techniques allow for the…...
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