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MeSH Heading: Elapidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875
Unique ID: D017815
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017815
Scope Note: A family of extremely venomous snakes which include coral snakes, cobras and sea snakes. They are widely distributed, occurring in the Southern United States, South America, Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Like viperids (VIPERIDAE), they have fangs in the front part of the upper jaw which discharge venom that is neurotoxic.
Entry Term(s): Cobra; Elapid Snakes; Elapids
Registry Number: txid8602
Previous Indexing: Snakes (1966-1993)
See Also: Elapid Venoms
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

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urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Elapidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2023