ancrod

A drug derived from the venom from the Malayan pit viper, ancrod (Viprinex), is currently being tested as an anticoagulant to see if it can help restore blood flow to the brain when given within six hours after the onset of an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.

Maggots, leeches, and snails, oh my! 2009

A drug derived from the venom from the Malayan pit viper, ancrod Viprinex, is currently being tested as an anticoagulant to see if it can help restore blood flow to the brain when given within six hours after the onset of an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.

Maggots, leeches, and snails, oh my! 2009

Snake venomInvestigators are testing ancrod (Viprinex), an anticoagulant derived from the venom of the Malayan pit viper, to see if it can help restore blood flow to the brain when given within six hours after the onset of an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.

Some animal venom can boost health 2008

Snake venomInvestigators are testing ancrod Viprinex, an anticoagulant derived from the venom of the Malayan pit viper, to see if it can help restore blood flow to the brain when given within six hours after the onset of an ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke.

Some animal venom can boost health 2008

Either streptokinase or ancrod (a defibrinating  enzyme) >

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