
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Halse, SA 
A1  - Prideaux, PL 
A1  - Cockson, A 
A1  - Zwicky, KT 
T1  - Observations on the Morphology and Histochemistry of the Venom Glands of a Scorpion, Urodacus Novaehollandiae Peters (Scorpionidae).
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
SP  - 185
EP  - 194
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9800185 
N2  - Sixteen specimens of U. novaehollandiae were examined by histological techniques; one scorpion and the ejected venom of another were examined by electron microscopy. The venom glands are complex and contain two types of secretory epithelial cells: goblet and columnar or bottle-shaped cells. Of the four histologically distinct secretory products, two are found in the goblet cells only, one occurs in the columnar and the bottle-shaped cells, and one is found in both types of cells. The secretory products contain proteins, indole compounds, PAS-positive and acidic mucosubstances. The composition of U. novaehollandiae venom is compared with that of two other species of Scorpionidae. The venom from milked glands is replaced within 6 h. 
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