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Effect of the venom sac content of the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) on the metamorphosis of the toad tadpole (Bufo viridis)

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Le venin de la guêpe (Vespa orientalis) supprime la métamorphose du têtard de crapaud (Bufo viridis) chez tous les animaux traités au stade prémétamorphique et chez 60% des animaux traités au stade prométamorphique. Onze des animaux traités ont montré un éclaircissement de la peau.

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  1. Department of Cell Biology and Histology, and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

    Liliane Barr-Nea & J. Ishay

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Barr-Nea, L., Ishay, J. Effect of the venom sac content of the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) on the metamorphosis of the toad tadpole (Bufo viridis). Experientia 31, 212–214 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990711

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