Venom characterization of the Amazonian scorpion Tityus metuendus - Batista CVF, Martins JG, Restano-Cassulini R, Coronas FIV, Zamudio FZ, Proc ópio R, Possani LD.

The soluble venom from the scorpion Tityus metuendus was characterized by various methods. In vivo experiments with mice showed that it is lethal. Extended electrophysiological recordings using seven sub-types of human voltage gated sodium channels (hNav1....

Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news