Structured Summary
Abstract
A specific complex of toxic proteins from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus (South American rattlesnake). It can be separated into a phospholipase A and crotapotin fragment; the latter consists of three different amino acid chains, potentiates the enzyme, and is specifically neurotoxic.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Crotapotin
- Crotoxin A
- Crotoxin B
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
from a So. Amer. rattlesnake; /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS
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History Note
91(78); was see under CROTALID VENOMS 1978-90
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Previous Indexing
- Snake Venoms (1975-1977)
- Snakes (1966-1974)
- Venoms (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Crotoxin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003439. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003439
- Crotoxin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotoxin
- Crotoxin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5792231