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PATHOLOGY OF THE DERMATITIS CAUSED BY MEGALOPYGE OPERCULARIS, A TEXAN CATERPILLAR
1. The dermatitis caused by contact with the larva of Megalopyge opercularis is produced by a poison introduced by the hollow, specialized setæ of its cuticular tubercles. It is not produced by the ornamental hairs, or by the tissue juices of the animal. 2. The poison appears to be of the nature of...
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The Rockefeller University Press
1922
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2128124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19868643 |