Abstract
EEL serum is well known for its hæmolytic and toxic properties1; but so far no report seems to have been published dealing with its effect on isolated organs. In the course of investigations into the effects and components of various animal venoms, it was noted that eel serum contained a substance which causes a delayed, slow contraction of the isolated guinea pig ileum and bears some resemblance to the substances producing slow contractions present in wasp venom2 or appearing in cat plasma after intravenous injection of thalassine3.
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JAQUES, R. A Substance from Eel Serum producing Slow Contractions. Nature 175, 212 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175212a0
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