NEUTRALIZATION OF TIGER SNAKE (NOTECHIS-SCUTATUS) VENOM BY SERUM FROMOTHER AUSTRALIAN ELAPIDS

Authors
THURN MJ BROADY KW MIRTSCHIN PJ
Citation
Mj. Thurn et al., NEUTRALIZATION OF TIGER SNAKE (NOTECHIS-SCUTATUS) VENOM BY SERUM FROMOTHER AUSTRALIAN ELAPIDS, Toxicon, 31(7), 1993, pp. 909-912
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Toxicon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00410101
Volume
31
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
909 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(1993)31:7<909:NOTS(V>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Sera from four Australian elapids and one boidid (python) were tested for their ability to protect neonatal mice against the toxic action of tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) venom. Of the five serum samples test ed, only serum from Pseudechis australis and Pseudechis porphyriacus w ere capable of neutralizing the tiger snake venom. In addition, neutra lization was shown to be highly variable within serum taken from indiv idual snakes of the same species (P. porphyriacus). Previously, only v iperid and colubrid snakes have been shown to possess neutralizing fac tors against snake venoms.