Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
18 entry terms
- 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
MeSH Record
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.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS; /enzymol permitted
MeSH Record
History Note
78
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Scorpions (1966-1977)
- Venoms (1966-1977)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
MeSH Record
NLM Classification
QW 630.5.V4
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Scorpion Venoms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012604. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012604
- Scorpion Venoms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpion_venom
- Scorpion Venoms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75034359