Typically, the skin secretions are dried and then smoked.
Domestic production would be difficult, he said, because one ingredient is the dried skin secretions of a toad not found in the United States.
These proteins serve a secondary function as part of a mixture or concoction of skin secretions that is used for defense.
They do not produce distasteful skin secretions and rely on speed to evade predation.
Their toxic skin secretions are used to deter predators.
Urocanic acid, a component of skin secretions in mammals, is a major chemoattractant.
While their tadpoles have numerous predators, adults are able to produce skin secretions that deter enemies.
Many newts produce toxins in their skin secretions as a defence against predators.
They applied skin secretions to mice and found that the mice were protected from mosquitoes for up to 50 minutes.
It is easily handled, with less skin secretions than similar toad species.