Melittin, the Major Pain-Producing Substance of Bee Venom
Melittin, the Major Pain-Producing Substance of Bee Venom
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Chen, Jun , Guan, Su-Min , Sun, Wei and Fu, Han
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Singapore: Springer Singapore
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English
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Singapore: Springer Singapore
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Melittin is a basic 26-amino-acid polypeptide that constitutes 40–60% of dry honeybee (
Apis mellifera
) venom. Although much is known about its strong surface activity on lipid membranes, less is known about its pain-producing effects in the nervous system. In this review, we provide lines of accumulating evidence to support the hypothesis t...
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Melittin, the Major Pain-Producing Substance of Bee Venom
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5563768
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5563768
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1673-7067
E-ISSN
1995-8218
DOI
10.1007/s12264-016-0024-y
