samsum

See also: šamšum

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samsum (plural not attested)

Any of certain black ants in species Pachycondyla sennaarensis (syn. Brachyponera sennaarensis)
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  Thus, it has been reported that samsum ant venom (SAV) inhibits the IGF-I mediated phosphorylation of ERK and AKT, but not p38MAPK [ 126 ].