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Cnidarian Venoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Cnidarian Venoms
Tree Number(s)
D20.888.230
D23.946.580.230
D23.946.833.230
Unique ID
D003064
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003064
Annotation
/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; coordinate with specific Cnidaria source
Scope Note
Venoms from jellyfish; CORALS; SEA ANEMONES; etc. They contain hemo-, cardio-, dermo- , and neuro-toxic substances and probably ENZYMES. They include palytoxin, sarcophine, and anthopleurine.
Entry Term(s)
Chironex Venom
Chironex Venoms
Cnidarian Venom
Jellyfish Venom
Jellyfish Venoms
Nematocyst Venoms
Portuguese Man-of-War Venom
Sea Anemone Venom
Sea Anemone Venoms
Pharm Action
Poisons
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Coelenterata (1966-1977)
Marine Toxins (1974-1977)
Toxins (1966-1973)
Venoms (1966-1977)
See Also
Cnidaria
Nematocyst
Public MeSH Note
95; was COELENTERATE VENOMS 1978-94
Online Note
use CNIDARIAN VENOMS to search COELENTERATE VENOMS 1978-94
History Note
95; was COELENTERATE VENOMS 1978-94
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/22
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Cnidarian Venoms Preferred
Sea Anemone Venom Narrower
Nematocyst Venoms Narrower
Portuguese Man-of-War Venom Narrower
Chironex Venoms Narrower
Jellyfish Venoms Narrower
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