Release of kinin by the scorpion (Heterometrus bengalensis C L Köch) venom
Lahiri, S.C.; Nag Chaudhuri, A.K.
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 21(4): 198-202
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5189 PMID: 6198271 Document Number: 216691
The venom of the scorpion, H. bengalensis, released considerable amounts of kinin from human blood kininogen in vitro. The pH and temperature optima for such release were 7.0 and 37, respectively. Aprotinin inhibited such release. Plasma kinin level was also elevated in vivo after i.v. injection of venom into guinea pig.
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