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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Library Publishing Media
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544184 |
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