In vivo pharmacological study on the effectiveness of available polyclonal antivenom against Hemiscorpius lepturus venom

The available Razi Institute antivenom is still, empirically, used by intramuscular (IM) administration for the treatment of scorpion stings in humans by six medically dangerous species including Hemiscorpius lepturus (H. lepturus). The aim of this study was to assess the neutralizing ability and ef...

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Main Authors: A Jalali, M H Pipelzadeh, R Seyedian, A H Rahmani, N Omidian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000200004