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The Role of Hymenopterous Venoms in Nature

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Venom is defined as a mixture of substances which are produced in specialized glandular tissues in the body of the venomous animal and introduced by the aid of a stinging-piercing apparatus into the body of its prey or opponent in order to paralyze and/or kill it. The academic interests in the topic of venoms (Toxinology) is substantially based on considerations concerning (a) public health, dealing with clinical pathological problems of human envenomation and (b) pharmacology-neuropharmacology, which views venoms as a potential source of useful substances for medicine, industry and biological research [1].

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Zlotkin, E. (1997). The Role of Hymenopterous Venoms in Nature. In: Mizrahi, A., Lensky, Y. (eds) Bee Products. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9371-0_23

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