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MeSH Heading: Charybdotoxin
Tree Number(s): D12.644.115; D20.888.065.830.150; D23.946.833.065.830.150
Unique ID: D018999
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018999
Scope Note: A 37-amino acid residue peptide isolated from the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus. It is a neurotoxin that inhibits calcium activated potassium channels.
Entry Term(s): CTX Toxin; ChTX; Quinquestriatus Toxin
Pharm Action: Neurotoxins
Related Numbers: 95751-30-7
Previous Indexing: Scorpion Venoms (1984-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 96; QUINQUESTRIATUS TOXIN was indexed under SCORPION VENOMS 1984-95
Online Note: use CHARYBDOTOXIN (NM) to search QUINQUESTRIATUS TOXIN 1984-95
History Note: 96; was QUINQUESTRIATUS TOXIN (NM) 1984-95
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/05/24
Revision Date: 2015/03/31

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

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analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

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chemistry (CH)

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economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

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pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0028373
Related Numbers: 95751-30-7
Scope Note: A 37-amino acid residue peptide isolated from the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus. It is a neurotoxin that inhibits calcium activated potassium channels.
Terms: Charybdotoxin Preferred Term
Term UI T056648
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); ChTX
Term UI T056649
Date12/28/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); CTX Toxin
Term UI T056650
Date12/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Quinquestriatus Toxin
Term UI T056647
Date12/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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