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Original Scientific Contributions

Possible envenomation by a sting by Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian Ribbed Newt) resulting in mild symptoms

Joan Fuchsa National Poisons Information Centre, Tox Info Suisse, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lubos Hvozdarab Arcoptix S.A, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Stefan Weilera National Poisons Information Centre, Tox Info Suisse, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;c Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland
Pages 137-139 | Received 01 Apr 2021, Accepted 10 May 2021, Published online: 03 Jun 2021

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