Assertion: blister beetle's cantharidin | /r/HasAspect | activity
Facets:
value: against cancer cells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against parasites
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Great bustards, a strongly polygynous bird species, are not immune to the toxicity of cantharidin; they become intoxicated after ingesting blister beetles; however, cantharidin has activity also against parasites that infect them.
text: In addition to topical medical applications, cantharidin and its analogues may have activity against cancer cells.