Tityus serrulatus Scorpion Venom: In Vitro Tests and Their Correlation with In Vivo Lethal Dose Assay

Scorpion stings are the main cause of human envenomation in Brazil and, for the treatment of victims, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of antivenoms. The first step to achieve effective antivenom is to use a good quality venom pool and to evaluate it, with LD50 determination as...

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Published in:	Toxins
Main Authors:	Daniela Cajado-Carvalho, Juliana Galvão, Alexandre K. Kuniyoshi, Patrícia dos Santos Carneiro, Adriana Franco Paes Leme, Bianca Alves Pauletti, Eliana Blini Marengo, Fernanda V. Portaro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Subjects:	Tityus serrulatus venom quality toxicity proteases RP-HPLC in vitro assays median lethal dose
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/12/380