Analysis of the efficacy of Taiwanese freeze-dried neurotoxic antivenom against Naja kaouthia, Naja siamensis and Ophiophagus hannah through proteomics and animal model approaches.

• Main Authors: Chien-Chun Liu (Author), Chen-Hsien You (Author), Po-Jung Wang (Author), Jau-Song Yu (Author), Guo-Jen Huang (Author), Chien-Hsin Liu (Author), Wen-Chin Hsieh (Author), Chih-Chuan Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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In Southeast Asia, envenoming resulting from cobra snakebites is an important public health issue in many regions, and antivenom therapy is the standard treatment for the snakebite. Because these cobras share a close evolutionary history, the amino acid sequences of major venom components in differe...