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Detection of antibodies to myotoxin a and prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) venom in three antisera using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunodiffusion.
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Detection of antibodies to myotoxin a and prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) venom in three antisera using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunodiffusion.

Author: CL Ownby; GV Odell; RD Theakston
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication:Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology, 1983; 21(6): 849-55
Database:From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to compare three antisera for their content of antibodies against myotoxin a and C. v. viridis venom. No antibodies were detected in Wyeth's polyvalent (Crotalidae) antivenin against myotoxin a using immunodiffusion, whereas ELISA indicated a low titer of such antibodies. However, antimyotoxin a serum and anti-C. v. viridis venom both had higher  Read more...
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Document Type: Article
All Authors / Contributors: CL Ownby; GV Odell; RD Theakston
ISSN:0041-0101
OCLC Number: 116045079
Language Note: English
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Immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to compare three antisera for their content of antibodies against myotoxin a and C. v. viridis venom. No antibodies were detected in Wyeth's polyvalent (Crotalidae) antivenin against myotoxin a using immunodiffusion, whereas ELISA indicated a low titer of such antibodies. However, antimyotoxin a serum and anti-C. v. viridis venom both had higher titers than antivenin when tested against myotoxin a and crude venom in the ELISA. These results correlate well with previous data which indicated that antiserum to myotoxin a was more effective than antivenin in neutralizing the myotoxicity of C. v. viridis venom. The high content of antibodies to myotoxin a in anti-C. v. viridis venom supports the hypothesis that this monovalent antiserum might be effective in neutralizing rattlesnake (C. v. viridis) venom-induced myonecrosis.

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