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The assassin bug Pristhesancus plagipennis produces two distinct venoms in separate gland lumens

The assassin bug venom system plays diverse roles in prey capture, defence and extra-oral digestion, but it is poorly characterised, partly due to its anatomical complexity. Here we demonstrate that this complexity results from numerous adaptations that enable assassin bugs to modulate the compositi...

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Autores principales: Walker, Andrew A., Mayhew, Mark L., Jin, Jiayi, Herzig, Volker, Undheim, Eivind A. B., Sombke, Andy, Fry, Bryan G., Meritt, David J., King, Glenn F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29472578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03091-5

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