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A new, widespread venomous mammal species: hemolytic activity of Sorex araneus venom is similar to that of Neomys fodiens venom

BACKGROUND: Venom production has evolved independently many times in the animal kingdom, although it is rare among mammals. Venomous shrews produce toxins in their salivary glands and use their venoms to hunt and store prey. Thus far, the toxicity and composition of shrew venoms have been studied on...

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Autores principales: Kowalski, Krzysztof, Marciniak, Paweł, Rychlik, Leszek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9172195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35672837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-022-00191-5

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