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Submaxillary gland saliva induced by phenylephrine from male mice was highly toxic to guinea-pigs, rats and hamsters, whereas the toxicity was relatively low to mice. One of the toxic components in the saliva was isolated as a kallikrein-like enzyme.
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Hiramatsu, M., Hatakeyama, K. & Minami, N. Male mouse submaxillary gland secretes highly toxic proteins. Experientia 36, 940–942 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953804
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