The interaction of the venom and the antivenom with the receptor sites
can be modeled as a reaction engineering catalysis problem. Examples of
the reactions are given below.
Adsorption of venom onto site: |
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Adsorption of antivenom onto site: |
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Reaction of venom with antivenom on site: |
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Reaction of antivenom with venom on site: |
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Reaction of venom and antivenom in blood: |
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Removal of product and reactants from system: |
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where: V = venom |