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MeSH Heading: Snake Venoms
Tree Number(s): D20.888.850; D23.946.833.850
Unique ID: D012910
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012910
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific available snake family or genus; /‌antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; do not use qualifers when coordinating with ANTIVENINS
Scope Note: Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands (Duvernoy's gland) for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors.
Entry Term(s): Duvernoy's Gland Secretion; Duvernoy's Secretion; Snake Toxin; Snake Toxins; Snake Venom
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QW 630.5.V4
Previous Indexing: Venoms (1968-1974)
See Also: Antivenins
Public MeSH Note: 76; was see under VENOMS 1975
History Note: 76(75); was see under VENOMS 1975
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

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: M0019988
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands (Duvernoy's gland) for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors.
Terms: Snake Venoms Preferred Term
Term UI T038035
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Snake Venom
Term UI T038034
Date02/17/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Duvernoy's Gland Secretion
Term UI T001134745
Date03/10/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Duvernoy's Secretion
Term UI T001134746
Date03/10/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

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