Chemicals and Drugs

Elapid Venoms

Venoms from snakes of the family Elapidae, including cobras, kraits, mambas, coral, tiger, and Australian snakes. The venoms contain polypeptide toxins of various kinds, cytolytic, hemolytic, and neurotoxic factors, but fewer enzymes than viper or crotalid venoms. Many of the toxins have been characterized.

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Abstract

Venoms from snakes of the family Elapidae, including cobras, kraits, mambas, coral, tiger, and Australian snakes. The venoms contain polypeptide toxins of various kinds, cytolytic, hemolytic, and neurotoxic factors, but fewer enzymes than viper or crotalid venoms. Many of the toxins have been characterized.

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Synonyms

27 entry terms
  • Elapid Venom
  • Elapidae Venom
  • Elapidae Venoms
  • Venom, Elapid
  • Venom, Elapidae
  • Venoms, Elapid
  • Venoms, Elapidae
  • Cobra Venom
  • Cobra Venoms
  • Hydrophid Venom
  • Hydrophid Venoms
  • King Cobra Venom
  • Naja Venom
  • Naja Venoms
  • Ophiophagus hannah Venom
  • Sea Snake Venom
  • Sea Snake Venoms
  • Venom, Cobra
  • Venom, Hydrophid
  • Venom, King Cobra
  • Venom, Naja
  • Venom, Ophiophagus hannah
  • Venom, Sea Snake
  • Venoms, Cobra
  • Venoms, Hydrophid
  • Venoms, Naja
  • Venoms, Sea Snake

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25 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, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS

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Previous Indexing

  • Snake Venoms (1975-1977)
  • Snakes (1966-1974)
  • Venoms (1966-1974)

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QW 630.5.V4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Elapid Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004546. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004546
  2. Elapid Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75034135