Concept information
- Research, Technology, Methods
- mathematics and statistics
- animal anatomy
- bodily secretions and exudates
- venoms
- Research, Technology, Methods
- mathematics and statistics
- animal anatomy
- bodily secretions and exudates
- venoms
- Animals, Livestock, One Health
- anatomy and morphology
- animal anatomy
- bodily secretions and exudates
- venoms
Preferred term
amphibian venoms
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Definition
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Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2017
Type: Concept definition
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URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/299268
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