Is severity of clinical manifestations following H lepturus envenomation relates to serum TNF-α level?
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to serum TNF-α level? Amir Jalali: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Molecular and Cellular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected] Mohammad H. Pipelzadeh (corresponding author): Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected]/Fax: +98-611-4446121. Mohammad Taraz: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected] Ali Khodadadi: Dept. of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected] Manocher Makvandi: Dept. of Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Email: [email protected]
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Serum TNF-α levels reflect the clinical severity of envenomation following a Hemiscorpius lepturus sting.
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