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Insect venoms: Identification of dopamine and noradrenaline in wasp and bee stings

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Die Anwesenheit von Dopamin und Noradrenalin im Bienen- und Wespengift wurde durch Fluoreszenzmikroskopie, Dünnschichtchromatographie und Spectrophotofluorimetrie nachgewiesen. Der Dopamin-Gehalt eines Stiches genügt, um die Herztätigkeit eines Insekts zu beschleunigen, was auch die Verteilung der giftigen Bestandteile zu den Wirkungsstellen beeinflussen kann.

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  1. M. D. Owen

    Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London 72, Ontario, Canada

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  1. The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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This work was supported by O.N.R. Grant No. AR-305-807 to Dr.B. I. Shapiro. The technical assistance of MissE. King and Mrs.M. Goldstone is acknowledged, as is the advice and encouragement drawn fromB. I. Shapiro andI. M. Cooke.

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Owen, M.D. Insect venoms: Identification of dopamine and noradrenaline in wasp and bee stings. Experientia 27, 544–545 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02147590

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