Chemicals and Drugs

Scorpion Venoms

Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.

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Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.

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  • Scorpion Toxin
  • Scorpion Toxins
  • Scorpion Venom
  • Toxin, Scorpion
  • Venom, Scorpion
  • Scorpion Venom Peptide
  • Tityus serrulatus Venom
  • alpha-Scorpion Toxin
  • beta-Scorpion Toxin
  • gamma-Scorpion Toxin
  • Peptide, Scorpion Venom
  • Toxin, alpha-Scorpion
  • Toxin, beta-Scorpion
  • Venom Peptide, Scorpion
  • Venom, Tityus serrulatus
  • alpha Scorpion Toxin
  • beta Scorpion Toxin
  • gamma Scorpion Toxin

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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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/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted

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  • Scorpions (1966-1977)
  • Venoms (1966-1977)

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QW 630.5.V4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scorpion Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012604. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012604
  2. Scorpion Venoms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_venom
  3. Scorpion Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75034359