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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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Abstract:
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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