title: Black scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) as a laboratory animal: maintenance of a colony of scorpion for milking of venom for research, using a restraining device.
abstract: Scorpion venom is a rich source of many proteins and peptides. A method for collection of venom from scorpions using a restraining device is being described. The details and measurement of the restraining device as well as that of the current used are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnakone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gwee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000379:methods*; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000378:metabolism*; D012605:Scorpions / Q000502:physiology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012604:Scorpion Venoms