Diversity of Micrurus snake species related to their venom toxic effects and the prospective of antivenom neutralization.

• Main Authors: Gabriela D Tanaka (Author), Maria de Fátima D Furtado (Author), Fernanda C V Portaro (Author), Osvaldo Augusto Sant'Anna (Author), Denise V Tambourgi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Micrurus snake bites can cause death by muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, few hours after envenomation. The specific treatment for coral snake envenomation is the intravenous application of heterologous antivenom and, in Brazil, it is produced by horse immunization with a mixture...