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MeSH Heading: Bee Venoms
Tree Number(s): D20.888.065.115; D23.946.833.065.115
Unique ID: D001514
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001514
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /‌ther use: coordinate with APITHERAPY
Scope Note: Toxins obtained from Apis mellifera (honey bee) and related species. They contain various enzymes, polypeptide toxins, and other substances, some of which are allergenic or immunogenic or both. These venoms were formerly used in rheumatism to stimulate the pituitary-adrenal system.
Entry Term(s): Apis Venoms; Apitoxin; Bee Venom; Honeybee Venom; Honeybee Venoms
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QW 630.5.V4
Previous Indexing: Bees (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: 2020/05/27

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)

Bee Venoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2024