Snake crotalid

Snake bite (pit vipers) Antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent, equine The entire dose should be given within 4 hours after the bite by the IV or IM route (1 vial = 10 mL) Minimal envenomation 2-4 vials Moderate envenomation 5-9 vials Severe envenomation 10-15 vials Additional doses may be required. Neutralizes the venom of rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, water moccasins, and tropical and Asiatic crotalids. Serum sickness occurs in almost all patients who receive > 7 vials. 

Crotalide Immune Eab (Protherics) Poison antidote, snake bites... 

Crotaline, a snake antivenin, is indicated in the treatment of crotalid (pit viper) bites, including those from rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouth moccasins. 

Snakebite Coral snake antivenin (equine) crotalid antivenin (equine) Treatment also need antitetanus therapy... 

Snake venoms have a diverse effect on platelets. Some promote platelet aggregation and some inhibit the aggregation. Certain crotalid venoms contain both factors. By fractiona-... 

We have isolated three IX/X-bps from the venoms of various crotalid snakes, namely T. flavoviridis (7), Deinagkistrodon acutus (20), and Bothrops jararaca (21). The amino-terminal amino acid sequences of these proteins reveal an apparent homology between the amino-terminal regions of these proteins (Fig. 7). 

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