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MeSH Heading: Arthropod Venoms
Tree Number(s): D20.888.065; D23.946.833.065
Unique ID: D001180
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001180
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /‌enzymol permitted; coord IM with specific arachnid or insect (IM or NIM) but note available specifics: ANT VENOMS; BEE VENOMS; SCORPION VENOMS; SPIDER VENOMS & WASP VENOMS & their indentions
Scope Note: Venoms from animals of the phylum ARTHROPODA. Those most investigated are from SCORPIONS and SPIDERS of the class Arachnidae and from ant, bee, and wasp families of the INSECTA order HYMENOPTERA. The venoms contain protein toxins, enzymes, and other bioactive substances and may be lethal to man.
Entry Term(s): Arachnid Toxin; Arachnid Toxins; Arachnid Venom; Arachnid Venoms; Arthropod Venom; Hymenoptera Venom; Hymenoptera Venoms; Insect Venom; Insect Venoms
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QW 630.5.V4
Previous Indexing: Arthropods (1966-1977); Venoms (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2020/08/07

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Arthropod Venoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2024