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Descriptor English: Holothurin
Descriptor Spanish: Holoturina
Descriptor holoturina
Scope note: Saponina altamente tóxica presente en HOLOTHUROIDEA. Esta toxina marina es un surfactante aniónico que hemoliza los HEMATÍES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Holoturina
Descriptor French: Holothurine
Tree number(s): D09.408.782.350
D23.946.580.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006697
Scope note: A highly toxic saponin occurring in HOLOTHUROIDEA. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, hemolyzing ERYTHROCYTES.
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
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
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Poisons
Cholinergic Agents
Registry Number: 11029-72-4
Previous Indexing: Echinodermata (1970-1974)
Saponins (1970-1974)
Steroids (1972-1974)
Toxins (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 6852
Unique ID: D006697
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Holothurin - Preferred
Concept UI M0010494
Scope note A highly toxic saponin occurring in HOLOTHUROIDEA. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, hemolyzing ERYTHROCYTES.
Preferred term Holothurin



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