Elapid Venoms
"Elapid Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004546
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.325 D23.946.833.850.325
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| Concept/Terms |
Elapid Venoms- Elapid Venoms
- Venoms, Elapid
- Elapid Venom
- Venom, Elapid
Hydrophid Venoms- Hydrophid Venoms
- Venoms, Hydrophid
- Sea Snake Venom
- Snake Venom, Sea
- Venom, Sea Snake
- Sea Snake Venoms
- Venoms, Sea Snake
- Hydrophid Venom
- Venom, Hydrophid
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