Table 3. Procoagulant and neutralization activity of Daboia russelii venoms with VPAV.
Venom origin | Minimum coagulation dose (MCD) (µg/mL) | Challenge dose (2 MCD) (µg/mL) | Effective dose, ED (µg/µL) |
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Daboia russelii (Sri Lanka) | 0.0115 ± 0.001 | 0.023 | 0.94 (0.87-1.03) |
Daboia russelii (India) | 0.0132 ± 0.001 | 0.026 | 1.1 (0.97-1.26) |
MCD was defined as the amount of venom that caused clotting in 1 mL of citrated human plasma in 3 min. Effective dose (ED): the venom amount (µg) neutralized per (µL) of antivenom when the plasma coagulation time at 2 MCD was prolonged three times that of control (without antivenom). Results are presented as mean of triplicate ± S.E.M.