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

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Batrachotoxins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Batrachotoxin B

Note

  • from frogs; /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS

Scope note

  • Batrachotoxin is the 20-alpha-bromobenzoate of batrachotoxin A; they are toxins from the venom of a small Colombian frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia, cause release of acetylcholine, destruction of synaptic vesicles and depolarization of nerve and muscle fibers.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001496

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