Amphibian venoms
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000316
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000316 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Venoms; Amphibians; Frog venoms; Toad venoms |
| Translations | Spanish: venenos de anfibios |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Amphibian venoms",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "venenos de anfibios"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/amphibian-venoms/"
}
Record 313 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.