Differences in venom toxicity and antigenicity between females and males Tityus nororientalis (Buthidae) scorpions

Venom from male and female specimens of the medically important Venezuelan scorpion Tityus nororientalis have been compared. Males showed a significantly higher venom yield (2.39mg/individual) compared to female scorpions (0.98mg/individual). Female venom was significantly more toxic than that of ma...

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Autores principales: De Sousa, Leonardo, Borges, Adolfo, Vásquez-Suárez, Aleikar, Op den Camp, Huub JM, Chadee-Burgos, Rosa I, Romero-Bellorín, Mirna, Espinoza, Jorge, De Sousa-Insana, Leonardo, Pino-García, Oscar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Library Publishing Media 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544184

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544184

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