Verified bites by the woodlouse spider, Dysdera crocata

Toxicon

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 826-829

  Vetter, Richard S ^a,b   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Bernardino County Museum   (United States)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysdera; Spider bite; Woodlouse spider

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

ARTICLE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCTURE; SKIN DISEASE; SPIDER; SPIDER BITE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; DYSDERA CROCATA; LOXOSCELES RECLUSA;

EID: 33646818970     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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