Bites and stings of medically important venomous arthropods

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 481-496

  Vetter, Richard S ^a   Visscher, P Kirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; SPIDER VENOM;

ANT; BEETLE; HUMAN; INSECT STING; PATHOGENESIS; PUSTULE; REVIEW; SCORPION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; WASP;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; ARTHROPODS; BITES AND STINGS;

EID: 0031871154     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00455.x     Document Type: Review

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