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Black widow spider venom causes exhaustion of miniature end-plate activity and depletes the nerve terminal of vesicles.
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LONGENECKER, H., HURLBUT, W., MAURO, A. et al. Effects of Black Widow Spider Venom on the Frog Neuromuscular Junction: Effects on End-plate Potential, Miniature End-plate Potential and Nerve Terminal Spike. Nature 225, 701–703 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225701a0
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