[Use of snake venom proteins in medicine]

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Captive Maintenance and Venom Extraction of Tityus serrulatus (Brazilian Yellow Scorpion) for Antivenom Production
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Captive Maintenance and Venom Extraction of Tityus serrulatus (Brazilian Yellow Scorpion) for Antivenom Production

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K Stocker

    Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
    |March 27, 1999
    PubMed

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