Ocular complications of spitting cobra venom
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Toxicokinetics of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom following intramuscular and intravenous administrations of the venom into rabbits.
Existing protocols for antivenom treatment of snake envenomations are generally not well optimized due partly to inadequate knowledge of the toxicokinetics of venoms. The toxicokinetics of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom was investigated following intravenous and intramuscular injections of the venom into rabbits using double-sandwich ELISA. The toxicokinetics of the venom injected ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1164_20