Target-specificity in scorpions; comparing lethality of scorpion venoms across arthropods and vertebrates

Scorpions use their venom in defensive situations as well as for subduing prey. Since some species of scorpion use their venom more in defensive situations than others, this may have led to selection for differences in effectiveness in defensive situations. Here, we compared the LD50 of the venom of...

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Autores:
van der Meijden, A.
Koch, B.
van der Valk, T.
Vargas Muñoz, Leidy Johana
Estrada Gómez, S.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2023
Institución:
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UCC
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OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/49620
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9100312
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032854090&doi=10.3390%2ftoxins9100312&partnerID=40&md5=1fa9fe36960c847a9bcfd89025157493
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/49620
Palabra clave:
CHICKEN
LD50
MEALWORM
SCORPIONS
VENOM
WAXWORM
ZEBRAFISH
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