Quality of horse F(ab’)2 antitoxins and anti-rabies immunoglobulins: protein content and anticomplementary activity

Abstract Background Among other applications, immunotherapy is used for the post-exposure treatment and/or prophylaxis of important infectious diseases, such as botulism, diphtheria, tetanus and rabies. The effectiveness of serum therapy is widely proven, but improvements on the immunoglobulin purif...

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Main Authors: Carla Cristina Squaiella-Baptistão, Fábio Carlos Magnoli, José Roberto Marcelino, Osvaldo Augusto Sant’Anna, Denise V. Tambourgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40409-018-0153-z