NOUN
- an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
How To Use antivenin In A Sentence
- Chief among those experts is Lyn Abra, who milked funnel-webs for their venom for three decades, first for Sutherland's research and then for commercial antivenin production.
- In attempt to address these issues, Protherics Inc. developed a fragmented antivenin that only utilizes the Fab fragment of the antibody. Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine)
- The Irula Snake Catchers' Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. have now been licenced to extract venom, supply it to various institutions for preparing antivenin or anti-snake venom serum, and research.
- Many venomous snakes in Iran are being collected for the production of antivenin.
- Dr. Jeff Mullen with the Seven Hills Veterinary Clinic said his office usually sees or two cases each season but they've handled five cases this month and have had to order additional antivenin. Denver Veterinarians Report Unusually High Incidence Of Rattlesnake Bites In May
- There is a huge demand for venom, which is used to produce antivenin, the only known cure for the effects of snake venom.
- For any eastern coral snake bite with possible envenomation, three to five vials of Antivenin should be administered immediately.
- A popular scale for grading the severity of pit viper bites and estimating the antivenin dose is presented in Table 4.
- Bites from copperhead snakes, which are common in the eastern United States, seldom require antivenin therapy because they have the least potent venom and a negligible fatality rate.
- Hammock says he started analyzing this toxin in hopes of furthering the development of antivenins.
