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Liu,Jinhua; He,Qiyi; Wang,Wenwen; Zhou,Bin; Li,Bo; Zhang,Yingfeng; Luo,Cong; Chen,Diancheng; Tang,Jia; Yu,Xiaodong. |
Abstract Background The five-paced pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus), endemic to China and northern Vietnam, is responsible for most snakebites in the Chinese territory. Antivenom produced from horses is the main treatment for snakebites, but it may cause numerous clinical side effects and have other disadvantages involved in their production such as the welfare of animals. The present study was conducted aiming to develop an alternative antibody (IgY) from the egg yolk of leghorn chickens immunized with snake venom. Methods IgY from the egg yolk of white leghorn chickens previously immunized intramuscularly with D. acutus venom was extracted by water, precipitated by ammonium sulfate and purified by affinity chromatographic system. IgY was identified... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: IgY antibody; Egg yolk; Snake venom; Snakebite; Deinagkistrodon acutus; Venom neutralization. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100310 |
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