Chemicals and Drugs

Cnidarian Venoms

Venoms from jellyfish; CORALS; SEA ANEMONES; etc. They contain hemo-, cardio-, dermo- , and neuro-toxic substances and probably ENZYMES. They include palytoxin, sarcophine, and anthopleurine.

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Abstract

Venoms from jellyfish; CORALS; SEA ANEMONES; etc. They contain hemo-, cardio-, dermo- , and neuro-toxic substances and probably ENZYMES. They include palytoxin, sarcophine, and anthopleurine.

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20 entry terms
  • Cnidarian Venom
  • Venom, Cnidarian
  • Venoms, Cnidarian
  • Chironex Venom
  • Chironex Venoms
  • Jellyfish Venom
  • Jellyfish Venoms
  • Nematocyst Venoms
  • Portuguese Man-of-War Venom
  • Sea Anemone Venom
  • Sea Anemone Venoms
  • Portuguese Man of War Venom
  • Venom, Chironex
  • Venom, Jellyfish
  • Venom, Portuguese Man-of-War
  • Venom, Sea Anemone
  • Venoms, Chironex
  • Venoms, Jellyfish
  • Venoms, Nematocyst
  • Venoms, Sea Anemone

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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, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; coordinate with specific Cnidaria source

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History Note

95; was COELENTERATE VENOMS 1978-94

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Previous Indexing

  • Coelenterata (1966-1977)
  • Marine Toxins (1974-1977)
  • Toxins (1966-1973)
  • Venoms (1966-1977)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cnidarian Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003064. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003064
  2. Cnidarian Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76796082