Spider Venom for Erectile Dysfunction?
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The venom of a Brazilian spider may inspire new drugs to treat erectile dysfunction.
Researchers reported that news in Chicago at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference.
The spider is the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer). Bites from that spider are intensely painful and "can cause priapism, a potentially harmful and painful erection that can last for many hours and lead to impotence," states an American Heart Association news release.
Researchers reported that news in Chicago at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference.
The spider is the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer). Bites from that spider are intensely painful and "can cause priapism, a potentially harmful and painful erection that can last for many hours and lead to impotence," states an American Heart Association news release.
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