Anticholinesterase-like activity by oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) venom and venom sac extract.
Oriental hornet venom or venom sac extract produces pharmacological and toxicological effects typical of anticholinesterase agents. The effects produced in animals can be counteracted by atropine and heparin.
D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002415:Cats; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005088:Exocrine Glands; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D011680:Pupil / Q000187:drug effects; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*
D001514:Bee Venoms; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D014020:Tissue Extracts; D014862:Wasp Venoms; D001285:Atropine; D006493:Heparin; D002802:Cholinesterases