Chemicals and Drugs

Arthropod Venoms

Venoms from animals of the phylum ARTHROPODA. Those most investigated are from SCORPIONS and SPIDERS of the class Arachnidae and from ant, bee, and wasp families of the INSECTA order HYMENOPTERA. The venoms contain protein toxins, enzymes, and other bioactive substances and may be lethal to man.

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Abstract

Venoms from animals of the phylum ARTHROPODA. Those most investigated are from SCORPIONS and SPIDERS of the class Arachnidae and from ant, bee, and wasp families of the INSECTA order HYMENOPTERA. The venoms contain protein toxins, enzymes, and other bioactive substances and may be lethal to man.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Arthropod Venom
  • Venom, Arthropod
  • Venoms, Arthropod
  • Arachnid Toxin
  • Arachnid Toxins
  • Arachnid Venom
  • Arachnid Venoms
  • Hymenoptera Venom
  • Hymenoptera Venoms
  • Insect Venom
  • Insect Venoms
  • Toxin, Arachnid
  • Toxins, Arachnid
  • Venom, Arachnid
  • Venom, Hymenoptera
  • Venom, Insect
  • Venoms, Arachnid
  • Venoms, Hymenoptera
  • Venoms, Insect

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Aspects Covered

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; /enzymol permitted; coord IM with specific arachnid or insect (IM or NIM) but note available specifics: ANT VENOMS; BEE VENOMS; SCORPION VENOMS; SPIDER VENOMS & WASP VENOMS & their indentions

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Previous Indexing

  • Arthropods (1966-1977)
  • Venoms (1966-1977)

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NLM Classification

QW 630.5.V4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arthropod Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001180. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001180
  2. Arthropod Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74561337