Reduced Toxicity of <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (Say, 1821) May Result from Lowered Sodium β Toxin Gene Expression and Toxin Protein Production
Body tissue and venom glands from an eastern population of the scorpion <i>Centruroides vittatus</i> (Say, 1821) were homogenized and molecular constituents removed to characterize putative sodium β toxin gene diversity, RT-qPCR, transcriptomic, and proteomic variation. We cloned sodium...
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/11/828 |