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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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