Paralysis efficiency (PD50) scales linearly with lethality (LD50) in spider venoms
values may be used to compare general venom potencies in spiders, provided that they are based on the same prey model.
Authors
- Leona McSharry
- Aiste Vitkauskaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9148-0916)
- Dayle Leonard
- Brandon Collier
- Keith Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-0847)
- Kevin Healy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-6253)
- John P. Dunbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-0472)
- Michael Martindale
- Michel M. Dugon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8567-819X)
Institutions
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- Midlands State University (ZW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Toxicon X
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2026.100256
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Irish Research Council