Bioinformatic design of venom toxin-specific antivenom to improve the treatment of snakebite in Africa

Antivenom is the only effective treatment against the systemic effects of snakebite and is currently developed by a century-old immunisation protocol that aims to generate IgGs capable of binding and neutralizing most (if not all) of the venom toxins. However, snake venoms comprise more than a hundr...

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Main Author: Rengifo Ibanez, Maria Camila
Other Authors: Harrison, Robert A.; Wagstaff, Simon
Published: University of Liverpool 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617451