Missiles of Mass Disruption: Composition and Glandular Origin of Venom Used as a Projectile Defensive Weapon by the Assassin Bug Platymeris rhadamanthus

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) produce venoms that are insecticidal, and which induce pain in predators, but the composition and function of their individual venom components is poorly understood. We report findings on the venom system of the red-spotted assassin bug Platymeris rhadamanthus, a large spe...

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Autores principales: Walker, Andrew A., Robinson, Samuel D., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Jin, Jiayi, Han, Xiao, Fry, Bryan G., Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6891600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752210
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11110673

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6891600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752210
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11110673

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