Inhibition of acute nociceptive responses in rats after i.c.v. injection of Thr6‐bradykinin, isolated from the venom of the social wasp, Polybia occidentalis

In this work, a neuroactive peptide from the venom of the neotropical wasp Polybia occidentalis was isolated and its anti‐nociceptive effects were characterized in well‐established pain induction models.

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