Some toxic, physical and chemical properties of the oral secretion of the sand tampan, Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin (1827)

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Howell, C.J.
Neitz, Albert Walter Herman
Potgieter, D.J.J.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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Mice, exposed to the effects of the oral secretion of Ornithodorus savignyi by injection, revealed that a potent toxin is present in the secretion. Electrophoretic and chromatographic separations of the secretion showed a heterogeneous pattern of protein-like substances. Toxicity trials on these fractions showed that the toxic principle is protein in nature and fairly heat stable

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Veterinary medicine

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Howell, CJ, Neitz, AWH & Potgieter, DJJ 1975, 'Some toxic, physical and chemical properties of the oral secretion of the sand tampan, Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin (1827)’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 99-102.