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Cabinet of Curiosities: Venom Systems and Their Ecological Function in Mammals, with a Focus on Primates.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- Proteins from shrews' venom glands play a role in gland functioning and venom production.Zoological letters · 2024Article
- The venom and telopodal defence systems of the centipede Lithobius forficatus are functionally convergent serial homologues.BMC biology · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Use of Chemical Weapons for Capturing Prey by a Venomous Mammal, the Greater Slow Loris (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- A new, widespread venomous mammal species: hemolytic activity of Sorex araneus venom is similar to that of Neomys fodiens venom.Zoological letters · 2022Article
- Shrew's venom quickly causes circulation disorder, analgesia and hypokinesia.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2022Article
- Severe Anaphylactic Shock Following a Slow Loris Bite in a Patient with Cat Allergy.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- Special Issue: Evolutionary Ecology of Venom.Toxins · 2021Article
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- Armed stem to stinger: a review of the ecological roles of scorpion weapons.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2021Review
- Hello, kitty: could cat allergy be a form of intoxication?The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2020Article
- A Comprehensive Multi-Omic Approach Reveals a Relatively Simple Venom in a Diet Generalist, the Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Blarina brevicauda.Genome biology and evolution · 2020Article
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- Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
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- Evaluation of the physiological activity of venom from the Eurasian water shrewFrontiers in zoology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Venom delivery systems (VDS) are common in the animal kingdom, but rare amongst mammals. New definitions of venom allow us to reconsider its diversity amongst mammals by reviewing the VDS of Chiroptera, Eulipotyphla, Monotremata, and Primates. All orders use modified anterior dentition as the venom delivery apparatus, except Monotremata, which possesses a crural system. The venom gland in most taxa is a modified submaxillary salivary gland. In Primates, the saliva is activated when combined with brachial gland exudate. In Monotremata, the crural spur contains the venom duct. Venom functions include feeding, intraspecific competition, anti-predator defense and parasite defense. Including mammals in discussion of venom evolution could prove vital in our understanding protein functioning in mammals and provide a new avenue for biomedical and therapeutic applications and drug discovery.
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