Transcriptome analysis of the venom gland of the Mexican scorpion <it>Hadrurus gertschi </it>(Arachnida: Scorpiones)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Scorpions like other venomous animals posses a highly specialized organ that produces, secretes and disposes the venom components. In these animals, the last postabdominal segment, named telson, contains a pair of venomous glands con...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez de la Vega Ricardo C, Diego-Garcia Elia, Schwartz Elisabeth F, Possani Lourival D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/119