Red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom prevents the toxicity of widow spider venoms

2001/02/01 by Andis Graudins, Matthew P. Padula, Matthew Padula +3 · 6 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Medicine · #Antivenom #Biochemistry #Biology #Envenomation #Internal medicine #Ion channel regulation and function #Lethal dose #Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology #Median lethal dose #Medicine #Pharmacology #Spider #Toxicity #Toxicology #Venom #Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1067/mem.2001.113033

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Citations

• Survey of 2144 Cases of Red‐Back Spider Bites: Australia and New Zealand, 1963‐1976
• Red‐back spider‐bites at Fremantle Hospital, 1982‐1987
• THE AUSTRALIAN RED BACK SPIDER (LATRO–DECTUS HASSELTII): I. PREPARATION OF ANTISERUM BY THE USE OF VENOM ADSORBED ON ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE
• Latrodectism: variations in clinical manifestations provoked by Latrodectus species of spiders
• Envenoming and antivenom use in Australia

Cited by

• Antivenoms for the Treatment of Spider Envenomation
• Efficacy of Australian red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom in the treatment of clinical envenomation by the cupboard spider Steatoda capensis (Theridiidae)
• Clinical and in vitro evidence for the efficacy of Australian red-back spider (Latrodectus hasselti) antivenom in the treatment of envenomation by a Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa)
• Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravenous Antivenom Versus Placebo for Latrodectism: The Second Redback Antivenom Evaluation (RAVE-II) Study
• Arachnid toxinology in Australia: From clinical toxicology to potential applications
• Redback spider [wikipedia]