Effect of Scorpion Venom on Specific Gravity of Locust Haemolymph

IT is known that blood density may be reduced by treatment with many biologically active materials. Patton observed 1 a rise in the specific gravity of the larval haemolymph of Galleria mellonella following injection of LD 50 doses of sodium arsenate. The rise in haemolymph specific gravity was obse...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1965-05, Vol.206 (4984), p.640-640
Main Author: KAMON, ELIEZER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry, Physical
Female
Hemolymph
Humanities and Social Sciences
In Vitro Techniques
Insecta - drug effects
letter
Male
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Scorpions
Venoms - pharmacology
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Summary:IT is known that blood density may be reduced by treatment with many biologically active materials. Patton observed 1 a rise in the specific gravity of the larval haemolymph of Galleria mellonella following injection of LD 50 doses of sodium arsenate. The rise in haemolymph specific gravity was observed in individuals which survived up to 3 h; in organisms surviving thereafter a gradual descent to normal values occurred.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/206640a0