Abstract:The author has reviewed the classification, rhe nomenclature and the ecological aspects of biologically active compounds, emphasizing lhe Freyvogel & Perret 's (1973) concepts of venomous and poisonous organisms. The literature involvinx the phyla Annelida, Mollusca and Arthropoda was also reviewed. The author's pharmacological studies performed with the polychaete Ewy1Jloe camplanata, _which reveaJed a ,dializable principie, active in the guinea pig's ileum and dorsal muscle ot polycluJete itsel! ore also com… Show more
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