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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 95, 675-682, Copyright © 1979 by American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Location of brown recluse venom attachment sites on human erythrocytes by the firritin-labeled antibody technique

JM Futrell, PN Morgan, SP Su and SI Roth

Brown recluse spider (loxosceles reclusa) venom has been demonstrated by a ferritin-labeled antibody technique to attach to human erythrocyte cell membranes. The number of individual attachment sites per cell is proportional to the concentration of the venom used to sensitize the erythrocytes. Structural changes in the red cell membrane are associated with the venom attachment. These sites may be related to the red cell hemolysis which sometimes occurs in the human as a result of the spider bite.

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