human
I never heard of the use of snake venom before, I remarked, settling back in the cushions--
gpt
There are cases,
human
Just how does the venom act?
gpt
I believe it is generally accepted that there are two agents present in the secretion. One is a peptone and the other a globulin. One is neurotoxic, the other hemolytic. Not only is the general nervous system attacked instantly, but the coagulability of the blood is destroyed. One agent in the venom attacks the nerve cells; the other destroys the red corpuscles.
human
You suspected something of this kind, then, when you first examined Stella Lamar?