Comparative study of composition of methanolic extracts of the paratoid gland secretions (PGS) of Rhinella jimi (cururu toad) from northeastern Brazil: Gender, seasonality and geographic occurrence

Autor: Elcio Daniel Sousa Barros, Evaldo dos Santos Monção Filho, Yara Polianna Fonseca Pio, Marcelo Rodrigues de Amorim, Roberto G.S. Berlinck, Rita de Cássia Moura, Mariluce Gonçalves Fonseca, Clécio Dantas, Ronaldo Cunha Coelho, Guilherme Ramos da Silva, Mariana Helena Chaves, Gerardo Magela Vieira Júnior

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Toads belonging to the Bufonidae family have a pair of paratoid glands that store highly toxic a biological secretion with varied chemical composition, that act as a chemical defense against microbial infections and predators. The paratoid gland secr

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.04.020