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The Venom of the Boomslang (Dispholidus Typus): In Vivo and in Vitro Studies

1969; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 21; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0038-1653532

ISSN

2567-689X

Autores

Nancy MacKay, Jenny Ferguson, A. Bagshawe, A.T.T Forrester, G. P. McNicol,

Tópico(s)

Ion channel regulation and function

Resumo

Summary An account is given of the effects of boomslang venom in man. Evidence was found of a fibrinolytic state apparently secondary to the coagulant action of the venom. These features rapidly responded to the administration of specific antivenom. In vitro studies, using a homogenate of boomslang parotids, confirmed the coagulant properties of the venom and showed them to be of much greater potency than the proteolytic actions.

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