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MeSH Heading: Holothurin
Tree Number(s): D09.408.782.350; D23.946.580.450
Unique ID: D006697
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006697
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
Scope Note: A highly toxic saponin occurring in HOLOTHUROIDEA. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, hemolyzing ERYTHROCYTES.
Pharm Action: Poisons
Cholinergic Agents
Previous Indexing: Echinodermata (1970-1974); Saponins (1970-1974); Steroids (1972-1974); Toxins (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SAPONINS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

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)

Holothurin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025