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