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Abstract
Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.
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- Amphibian Venom
- Venom, Amphibian
- Venoms, Amphibian
- Frog Venom
- Frog Venoms
- Toad Venom
- Toad Venoms
- Venom, Frog
- Venom, Toad
- Venoms, Frog
- Venoms, Toad
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, enzymology, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted; coord IM with specific amphibian (IM or NIM)
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Previous Indexing
- Amphibia (1966-1977)
- Venoms (1966-1977)
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QW 630.5.V4
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Amphibian Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000664. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000664
- Amphibian Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75034109