Browsing by Author "Guevara, Maricruz"
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Morphological alterations caused by manual venom extraction on the main venom gland of Bothrops asper and Crotalus simus snakes (Serpentes: Viperidae): Long-term implications for antivenom production
Rodríguez Abarca, Sylvia; Corrales, Greivin; Chacón, Danilo; Guevara, Maricruz; Esquivel, Carolina; Arroyo, Cynthia; Gómez, Aarón (Elsevier, 2019)The only scientifically validated treatment for snakebite envenomation is the administration of antivenoms. For their production, small quantities of snake venom are injected in animals to elicit a specific antibody response. ...