Dear Netters,
I don't know this is place where my topic is fit or not. Are
there other group discuss about snake venom or antivenom ?
The standard method of estimation of antivenom is in vivo
neutralization done in mice but this method is not convenien since we
have to use a lot number of mice. A number of in vitro tests has been
develope including ELISA.
Many paper report the correration between neutralization test and
ELISA and suggest replace in vivo test by ELISA.
Does any one know are there any one use ELISA in the estimation
of potency of antivenom?
I post this message because I found no correration between them.
If any one do this field pleaserespond to me I want to discuss
the result.
I do the antivenom against the Thai cobra (Naja kaouthia) in horse.
This project is the co-project of us and the Thai Red Cross. The result
obtain is great. We can increase the potency of AV so far from the
conventional method.
Any comment would be appreciate,
Ronachai Pratanaphon
g3536472 at mucc.mahidol.ac.th
