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MeSH Heading: Scorpion Venoms
Tree Number(s): D20.888.065.830; D23.946.833.065.830
Unique ID: D012604
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012604
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /‌enzymol permitted
Scope Note: Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.
Entry Term(s): Scorpion Toxin; Scorpion Toxins; Scorpion Venom; Scorpion Venom Peptide; Tityus serrulatus Venom; alpha-Scorpion Toxin; beta-Scorpion Toxin; gamma-Scorpion Toxin
NLM Classification #: QW 630.5.V4
Previous Indexing: Scorpions (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)

Concept UI: M0019560
Scope Note: Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.
Terms: Scorpion Venoms Preferred Term
Term UI T037341
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Scorpion Venom
Term UI T037340
Date02/17/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Scorpion Toxins
Term UI T001006301
Date01/28/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Scorpion Toxin
Term UI T001006303
Date01/28/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Scorpion Venoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2025