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antivenin [¦an·tē¦ven·ən] (immunology) An immune serum that neutralizes the venoms of certain poisonous snakes and black widow spiders. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Therapeutic antivenins can be costly--and they require refrigeration, which isn't reliably available in the developing world. As more is learned about the natural defenses the mammalian immune system has against venom, it may someday even lead to better antivenins, though it will first have to be shown that human mast cells respond in the same way mouse mast cells do. Hammock says he started analyzing this toxin in hopes of furthering the development of antivenins. |
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