Definition of Antivenins. Meaning of Antivenins. Synonyms of Antivenins

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Definition of Antivenins

Antivenin
Antivenin An`ti*ve"nin, n. [Written also antivenen, antivenine.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom.

Meaning of Antivenins from wikipedia

- Antivenom, also known as antivenin, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin, is a specific treatment for envenomation. It is composed of antibodies...
- preservative in vaccines, immunoglobulin preparations, skin test antigens, antivenins, ophthalmic and nasal products, and tattoo inks. In spite of the scientific...
- start with antivenin therapy for coral snake bites, even if no symptoms are found yet. Wyeth discontinued the manufacture of coral snake antivenin in 2010...
- polyvalent immune Fab (ovine), sold under the brandname CroFab, is a snake antivenin, indicated for North American crotalid (rattlesnake, copperhead and cottonmouth/water...
- inflammation. Antihistamines may help to control itching. Immunobased antivenins are used for serious box jellyfish stings. In Elba Island and Corsica...
- vital for survival. At least eight different polyvalent and monovalent antivenins are available against bites from this species. The venom from this species...
- "Toxicities of Thailand snake venoms and neutralization capacity of antivenin". Toxicon. 7 (3): 239–241. Bibcode:1969Txcn....7..239G. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(69)90012-9...
- the charmers provided a valuable source of snake venom for creating antivenins.[citation needed] The practice is no longer legal in India following changes...
- [202]. (in Russian). Christensen PA. 1955. South African Snake Venoms and Antivenins. Johannesburg: South African Institute of Medical Research. 35 pp. Cloudsley-Thompson...
- Wolff, NO (1939). "The Polyvalency of Crotalidic Antivenins III. Mice as test animals for study of antivenins". The Journal of Immunology. 37 (1): 47–51. doi:10...