Neutralization of the activity of vipera ammodytes ammodytes snake venom on myocardium of rats by antitoxinum viperinum: a histopathological study.
Antitoxinum viperinum was tested for its ability to prevent alteration of the myocardium induced by Vipera ammodytes ammodytes venom. Antivenom was injected intraperitoneally either immediately, 30 min or 2 hr after the intraperitoneal injection of venom. The light microscopic examination showed that the antiserum neutralized the effects of venom and antivenom might be useful in treating V.a. ammodytes venom poisoning.
Petkovic
D
D
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Pavlovic
M
M
Jovanovic
T
T
Panic-Drzajic
V
V
Zdjelar
K
K
Unkovic
S
S
Matejevic
D
D
Alekisic
N
N
Cvetkovic
M
M
D000818:Animals; D000992:Antitoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
D000992:Antitoxins; D014757:Viper Venoms