Immunological Properties and Neutralization of Sea Snake Venoms (II) *
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 23 (1) , 135-138
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1974.23.135
Abstract
The in vitro neutralization capacity of the sea snake antivenin (equine anti-Enhydrina schistosa) manufactured at Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melbourne, Australia, was tested against four heterologous venoms. Venoms of four sea snakes used were Praescutata viperina from the Gulf of Thailand, Pelamis platurus from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America, Laticauda semifasciata from Gato Island, Philippines, and Laticauda laticaudata from Amami Island, Japan. The antivenin effectively neutralized these venoms. Immunoelectrophoretic properties of these four venoms were also investigated and compared with homologous venom from Enhydrina schistosa.Keywords
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