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descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2006 English Publisher:The Company of BiologistsJournal:Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 209, pages v-vi (issn: 0022-0949, eissn: 1477-9145,

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Authors: Jonathan A. W. Stecyk;

doi: 10.1242/jeb.02285

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![Figure][1] The Gila Monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) is one of only two lizard species believed to be venomous. This lizard produces a peptide, exendin-4, exclusively in the salivary glands, that is thought to be used for prey capture or defense. However, a recent study where the Gila

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