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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
In order to investigate intraspecific differences in Loxosceles intermedia spider venom we compared some biological properties of male and female venoms. Females produced higher amounts of venom than males. Furthermore, female venom presented more potent dermonecrotic and complement-dependent activities than male venom. Interestingly, the F35 toxin, a dermonecrotic and complement-dependent haemolytic factor, was also present in greater amounts in female venom, as demonstrated by ELISA. Therefore, the higher production and increased toxicity of venom in female specimens as compared to males may contribute to the variability observed in the severity of envenoming caused by L. intermedia spiders.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0041-0101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex-linked variation of Loxosceles intermedia spider venoms.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Immunochemistry, Butantan Institute, Saõ Paulo, SP, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't