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MeSH Heading: Fish Venoms
Tree Number(s): D20.888.370; D23.946.580.370; D23.946.833.370
Unique ID: D005397
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005397
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS
Scope Note: Venoms produced by FISHES, including SHARKS and sting rays, usually delivered by spines. They contain various substances, including very labile toxins that affect the HEART specifically and all MUSCLES generally.
Entry Term(s): Fish Venom
Pharm Action: Poisons
NLM Classification #: QW 630.5.V4
Previous Indexing: Fishes (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: 2005/06/30

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)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Fish Venoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2025