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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

Victim of snake bite is administered with antivenom because, it provides.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Jayesh Vashishtha
4 Years ago
Dear student,
 
Antivenom is immunoglobulins prepared by immunizing horses with the venom of poisonous snakes and later extracting and purifying the horse's serum. They may be species-specific (monovalent/monospecific) or may be effective against several species (polyvalent/polyspecific).
 
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