title: [Local effects of the external secretions of Sphaerobothria hoffmanni (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Costa Rica].
abstract: The local effects induced as a consequence of applications of four external secretions from the spider Sphaerobothria hoffmanni were recorded. Macroscopic lesions were not found; the only local effect microscopically observed was a weak necrosis in the skeletal muscle in mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006736:Horses; D051379:Mice; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D013111:Spider Venoms
vernacular_title: Efectos locales de las secreciones externas de Sphaerobothria hoffmanni (Araneae: Theraphosidae) de Costa Rica.