Bioorganic studies on the venom from duc
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Kita, Masaki (author)
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Article
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2012
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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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English
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Venomous mammals are rare, and only a few species in the orders Insectivora and Monotremata produce toxic venom. Among them, the duckbill platypus (__Ornithorhynchus anatinus__) is one of the two venomous Australian mammals. The adult male platypus carries a spur on each hind leg, which it uses to i