Fine structure of the stinger, histology and histochemistry of the venom gland in the scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi (Buthidae)

The venom apparatus of the scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi has been identified histologically and histochemically in the present study. The results showed that this apparatus composed of a pair of venom glands and a stinger located in the terminal segment called telson. The stinger of the venom appara...

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Main Authors: Belal A. Soliman, Nahla M. Shoukry, Mahmoud E. Mohallal, Hamdy A.W. Fetaih, Howayda S. khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2013-03-01
Series:Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090989613000118