A Supply of Snake Venom Antitoxin for India

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  • E. H. Hankin
چکیده

during the journey to India. I have now received specimens of the serum on two occasions, and find that they possess a well-marked power of neutralising cobra venom, the last received specimens being especially active. I do not propose on the present occasion to go into the details of my experiments. I may, however, briefly mention a semi-practical application that I have been able to make of Professor

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دوره 31  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016