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An Assassin’s Secret: Multifunctional Cytotoxic Compounds in the Predation Venom of the Assassin Bug Psytalla horrida (Reduviidae, Hemiptera)

Predatory assassin bugs produce venomous saliva that enables them to overwhelm, kill, and pre-digest large prey animals. Venom from the posterior main gland (PMG) of the African assassin bug Psytalla horrida has strong cytotoxic effects, but the responsible compounds are yet unknown. Using cation-ex...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Maike Laura, Fabian, Benjamin, Pauchet, Yannick, Wielsch, Natalie, Sachse, Silke, Vilcinskas, Andreas, Vogel, Heiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10144120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37104240
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15040302