| Literature DB >> 14173036 |
G W CAVILL, P L ROBERTSON, F B WHITFIELD.
Abstract
The venom of Myrmecia gulosa (Myrmeciinae, Formicidae) is of a proteinaceous type and is separated by electrophoresis into eight components. The venom contains histamine, a hyaluronidase, and a direct hemolytic factor. It also shows kinin-like activity. In structure the venom apparatus is found to be massively formed internally as well as externally. It is distinguished from the apparatus of representatives of other ant subfamilies by characteristics of the free gland filaments, the reservoir wall, the intra-reservoir glandular area, and the accessory gland.Entities:
Keywords: ANTS; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; HISTOLOGY; VENOMS
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Year: 1964 PMID： 14173036 DOI： 10.1126/science.146.3640.79
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728