Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10879965 | Toxicon | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠A successful alternative diet based on fish was developed to maintain a Coral Snake colony. ⺠Micrurus nigrocinctus fed fish showed increased body weight and a longer life span compared to a wild diet (snakes). ⺠A fish-based diet results in comparable yields of venom, used to produce antivenom. ⺠No differences in median lethal dose and biochemistry profiles were found between venoms of snakes fed different diets.
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Authors
Danilo Chacón, Santos RodrÃguez, JazmÃn Arias, Gabriela Solano, Fabián Bonilla, Aarón Gómez,