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Descriptor English: Amphibian Venoms
Descriptor Spanish: Venenos de Anfibios
Descriptor venenos de anfibios
Entry term(s) venenos de rana
venenos de sapo
Scope note: Venenos producidos por ranas, sapos, salamandras, etcétera. Las glándulas del veneno suelen encontrarse en la piel del dorso y contienen glucósidos cardiotóxicos, anticolinérgicos y otras sustancias bioactivas, muchas de las cuales han sido caracterizadas. Estas sustancias se han utilizado como venenos en las flechas. Entre ellas se encuentran la bufogenina, bufotoxina, bufagina, bufotalina, las histrionicotoxinas y la pumiliotoxina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Venenos de Anfíbios
Descriptor French: Venins d'amphibien
Entry term(s): Amphibian Venom
Frog Venom
Frog Venoms
Toad Venom
Toad Venoms
Venom, Amphibian
Venom, Frog
Venom, Toad
Venoms, Amphibian
Venoms, Frog
Venoms, Toad
Tree number(s): D20.888.033
D23.946.833.033
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000664
Scope note: Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted; coord IM with specific amphibian (IM or NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
EN enzymology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Amphibia (1966-1977)
Venoms (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
DeCS ID: 680
Unique ID: D000664
NLM Classification: WD 400
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Amphibian Venoms - Preferred
Concept UI M0001017
Scope note Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.
Preferred term Amphibian Venoms
Entry term(s) Amphibian Venom
Venom, Amphibian
Venoms, Amphibian
Frog Venoms - Narrower
Concept UI M0001018
Preferred term Frog Venoms
Entry term(s) Frog Venom
Venom, Frog
Venoms, Frog
Toad Venom - Narrower
Concept UI M0001019
Preferred term Toad Venom
Entry term(s) Toad Venoms
Venom, Toad
Venoms, Toad



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