Snake Venoms
"Snake Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Solutions or mixtures of toxic and nontoxic substances elaborated by snake (Ophidia) salivary glands for the purpose of killing prey or disabling predators and delivered by grooved or hollow fangs. They usually contain enzymes, toxins, and other factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D012910
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850 D23.946.833.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Snake Venoms- Snake Venoms
- Venoms, Snake
- Snake Venom
- Venom, Snake
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