A Heterologous Multiepitope DNA Prime/Recombinant Protein Boost Immunisation Strategy for the Development of an Antiserum against Micrurus corallinus (Coral Snake) Venom.

• Autors principals: Henrique Roman Ramos (Autor), Inácio de Loiola M Junqueira- (Autor), Juliana Branco Novo (Autor), Karen Castro (Autor), Clara Guerra Duarte (Autor), Ricardo A Machado- (Autor), Carlos Chavez-Olortegui (Autor), Paulo Lee Ho (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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BACKGROUND:Envenoming by coral snakes (Elapidae: Micrurus), although not abundant, represent a serious health threat in the Americas, especially because antivenoms are scarce. The development of adequate amounts of antielapidic serum for the treatment of accidents caused by snakes like Micrurus cora...