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Pharmacological perspectives of wasp venom.

Authors :
Monteiro MC
Romão PR
Soares AM
Source :
Protein and peptide letters [Protein Pept Lett] 2009; Vol. 16 (8), pp. 944-52.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Venoms of several animals have been used to study various physiopathologic processes, and also to offer opportunity to design and develop new therapeutic drugs. We briefly review certain wasp venom components and their biological effects, which may be potential sources of novel pharmacologically active compounds.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1875-5305
Volume :
16
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Protein and peptide letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19689421
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2174/092986609788923275