title: Low cost venom extractor based on Arduino(®) board for electrical venom extraction from arthropods and other small animals.
abstract: Extracting venom from small species is usually challenging. We describe here an affordable and versatile electrical venom extractor based on the Arduino(®) Mega 2560 Board, which is designed to extract venom from arthropods and other small animals. The device includes fine tuning of stimulation time and voltage. It was used to collect venom without apparent deleterious effects, and characterized for the first time the venom of Zoropsis spinimana, a common spider in French Mediterranean regions.
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; LabEx Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Besson
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Debayle
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; LabEx Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diochot
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; LabEx Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France; LabEx Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, UMR 7275, 06560 Valbonne, France. Electronic address: lingueglia@ipmc.cnrs.fr.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lingueglia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060829:Arthropod Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D055615:Electrical Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics; D004867:Equipment Design; D005602:France; D008422:Materials Testing; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013111:Spider Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013112:Spiders / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D013111:Spider Venoms
keywords: Extractor; Instruments; Small animals; Spiders; Venom; Zoropsis spinimana