BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE VENOM OF DATE WASP (VESPA ORIENTALIS) II. EFFECT OF THE VENOM ON THE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION BY ISOLATED TISSUE SLICES

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept of physiology. Fac. of Med. Assiut Univ.

Abstract

The venom of date wasp in different doses produced a signi ficant decrease in the O, consumption by brain slices of albino rats and a significant increase in O, consumption by kidney slices of the same animal. The venom increased the O, consumption by jejunal slices significantly, only when the 2 stings-dose of the venom was used. The results were explained by the complex nature of the venom together with the selective behaviour of the membranes of different tissues towards active agents present in the venom.