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Abstract
Toxins obtained from Apis mellifera (honey bee) and related species. They contain various enzymes, polypeptide toxins, and other substances, some of which are allergenic or immunogenic or both. These venoms were formerly used in rheumatism to stimulate the pituitary-adrenal system.
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Apis Venoms
- Bee Venom
- Venom, Bee
- Venoms, Apis
- Venoms, Bee
- Apitoxin
- Honeybee Venom
- Honeybee Venoms
- Venom, Honeybee
- Venoms, Honeybee
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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; /ther use: coordinate with APITHERAPY
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History Note
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Previous Indexing
- Bees (1966-1977)
- Venoms (1966-1977)
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NLM Classification
QW 630.5.V4
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bee Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001514. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001514
- Bee Venoms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apitoxin
- Bee Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423888