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A Dipteran’s Novel Sucker Punch: Evolution of Arthropod Atypical Venom with a Neurotoxic Component in Robber Flies (Asilidae, Diptera)
Predatory robber flies (Diptera, Asilidae) have been suspected to be venomous due to their ability to overpower well-defended prey. However, details of their venom composition and toxin arsenal remained unknown. Here, we provide a detailed characterization of the venom system of robber flies through...
Autores principales: | Drukewitz, Stephan Holger, Fuhrmann, Nico, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Blanke, Alexander, Giribaldi, Julien, Mary, Rosanna, Laconde, Guillaume, Dutertre, Sébastien, von Reumont, Björn Marcus |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29303983 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins10010029 |
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