%0 Journal Article
%T History of scorpion antivenom: one Arizonan's view
%J Toxicon: Journal of the International Society on Toxinology
%D 2013
%A Boyer, Leslie
%V 69
%N 
%P 14-20
%X This paper was originally presented as the Elsevier Lecture in July, 2012 at the International Society on Toxinology/ Venom Week combined meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. In it, the author addresses the ancient history of venom and immunity, from the Silurian Era to the 1890s; the development of the first antivenoms; the impact of shifting political and economic pressures; the special case of Arizona; the relative stability of the 1960s through 1990s; the transition to regulatory compliance that took place at the time of the author's own research; and concluding thoughts regarding the instability of apparent success.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0041-0101
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.12.015