Abstract
IN the course of an investigation of the toxic factors in the venom of Leiurus quinquestriatus (H. and E., 1829), one of the constituents of the venom has been found to be 5-hydroxytryptamine.
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ADAM, K., WEISS, C. 5-Hydroxytryptamine in Scorpion Venom. Nature 178, 421–422 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178421b0
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