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A Polychaete’s Powerful Punch: Venom Gland Transcriptomics of Glycera Reveals a Complex Cocktail of Toxin Homologs

Glycerids are marine annelids commonly known as bloodworms. Bloodworms have an eversible proboscis adorned with jaws connected to venom glands. Bloodworms prey on invertebrates, and it is known that the venom glands produce compounds that can induce toxic effects in animals. Yet, none of these putat...

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Autores principales: von Reumont, Björn M., Campbell, Lahcen I., Richter, Sandy, Hering, Lars, Sykes, Dan, Hetmank, Jörg, Jenner, Ronald A., Bleidorn, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25193302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evu190