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Descriptor English: Viperidae
Descriptor Spanish: Viperidae
Descriptor Viperidae
Entry term(s) Azemiopinae
Pelias berus
Scope note: Familia de serpientes que comprende tres subfamilias: Azemiopinae (víbora de montaña, el único miembro de esta subfamilia), Viperinae (víboras verdaderas) y Crotalinae (crótalos). Están diseminadas por todo el mundo, encontrándose en Estados Unidos, Centroamérica y Suramérica, Europa, Asia y África. Sus venenos actúan en la sangre (hemotóxicos), mientras que el veneno de los elápidos actúa en el sistema nervioso (neurotóxico). (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp333-36)
Descriptor Portuguese: Viperidae
Descriptor French: Viperidae
Entry term(s): Adder, European
Adders, European
Asp
Asps
Azemiopinae
Bushmaster
Bushmasters
European Adder
European Adders
European Viper
European Vipers
Viper, European
Vipers, European
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.286.875.875
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937
B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017819
Scope note: A family of snakes comprising four subfamilies: Azemiopinae (the mountain viper, the sole member of this subfamily), Viperinae (true vipers), Crotalinae (pit vipers) and Causinae. They are widespread throughout the world, being found in the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Their venoms act on the blood (hemotoxic) as compared to the venom of elapids which act on the nervous system (neurotoxic). (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp333-36)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Snakes (1968-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Related: Viper Venoms MeSH
Vipera berus DeCS
DeCS ID: 30977
Unique ID: D017819
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/05/07
Revision Date: 2017/05/03
Viperidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0026924
Scope note A family of snakes comprising four subfamilies: Azemiopinae (the mountain viper, the sole member of this subfamily), Viperinae (true vipers), Crotalinae (pit vipers) and Causinae. They are widespread throughout the world, being found in the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Their venoms act on the blood (hemotoxic) as compared to the venom of elapids which act on the nervous system (neurotoxic). (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp333-36)
Preferred term Viperidae
Bushmaster - Narrower
Concept UI M0026918
Preferred term Bushmaster
Entry term(s) Bushmasters
European Viper - Narrower
Concept UI M0026921
Preferred term European Viper
Entry term(s) Adder, European
Adders, European
Asp
Asps
European Adder
European Adders
European Vipers
Viper, European
Vipers, European
Azemiopinae - Narrower
Concept UI M0026915
Preferred term Azemiopinae



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