Comparative venom gland transcriptome analysis of the scorpion <it>Lychas mucronatus </it>reveals intraspecific toxic gene diversity and new venomous components

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Lychas mucronatus </it>is one scorpion species widely distributed in Southeast Asia and southern China. Anything is hardly known about its venom components, despite the fact that it can often cause human accidents. In...

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Main Authors: Zhijian Cao, Yingliang Wu, Zhiyong Di, Yawen He, Yibao Ma, Ruiming Zhao, Wenxin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/452