Influence of spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus poison on progressive muscular dystrophy in rat.

The therapeutic influence of the spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus poison on the progressive muscular dystrophy in rats caused by the method of Mendell's et al., as well as on the genetic dystrophy in mice, was examined. It was shown that the poison produces a functional and histological improvement, wheras the weight of the dystrophic muscles was not affected.