Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity

This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus serrulatus scorpion. Three different insect species were bioassayed: Apis mell...

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Main Authors: M. F. Manzoli-Palma, N. Gobbi, M. S. Palma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992003000200004