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Fluids and Secretions > Bodily Secretions > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms
Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms
Complex Mixtures > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms

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Amphibian Venoms  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Amphibian Venom
  • Venom, Amphibian

Note

  • /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted; coord IM with specific amphibian (IM or NIM)

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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000664

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