Mechanisms Involved in the Nociception Triggered by the Venom of the Armed Spider Phoneutria nigriventer

Spiders of the Phoneutria genus live in Central and South America, where relevant envenomation cases have been reported in humans. The incidence of bite by spiders in Brazil has increased in recent years, with Phoneutria nigriventer being the second most important cause of such accidents (approximat...

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Main Authors: Gewehr, Camila, Oliveira, Sara Marchesan, Rossato, Mateus Fortes, Trevisan, Gabriela, Dalmolin, Gerusa Duarte, Rigo, Flávia Karine, de Castro Júnior, Célio José, Cordeiro, Marta Nascimento, Ferreira, Juliano, Gomez, Marcus V.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636088/