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Immunological Properties of Snake Venoms

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 52))

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The study of humoral immunity has been enriched in recent decades by a considerable number of observations concerning the origin, structure and specifity of antibodies.

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