New insight on scorpion divergence inferred from comparative analysis of toxin structure, pharmacology and distribution.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Toxicon

• Publication date

  2003-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00236-8PMID 14529737
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