Organisms

Heloderma suspectum

Large nocturnal, venomous lizard found in the deserts of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. A synthetic version of Gila monster venom component exendin-4 is EXENATIDE.

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Abstract

Large nocturnal, venomous lizard found in the deserts of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. A synthetic version of Gila monster venom component exendin-4 is EXENATIDE.

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Synonyms

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  • Gila Monsters
  • Gila Monster
  • Banded Gila Monster
  • Heloderma suspectum cinctum
  • Heloderma suspectum suspectum
  • Reticulate Gila Monster
  • Banded Gila Monsters
  • Gila Monster, Banded
  • Gila Monster, Reticulate
  • Reticulate Gila Monsters

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2024

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Tree Numbers

  1. B01w.050w.050.286.625w
  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.833w.393w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Heloderma suspectum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000097282. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000097282
  2. Heloderma suspectum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_monster
  3. Heloderma suspectum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207058