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Heriaeus oblongus
Heriaeus melloteei (also known as Heriaeus oblongus) is a species of crab spider.
Some peptide toxin isolates from the venom of H. melloteei, including those coined Hm-1, Hm-2, and Hm-3, have been shown to inhibit voltage-gated sodium channels in humans. The action of Hm-3 in particular, which principally targets the Nav1.4 channel, has led some researchers to propose investigating its applicability in hypokalemic periodic paralysis treatments.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 497483.