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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000316
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoVenoms; Amphibians; Frog venoms; Toad venoms
TranslationsSpanish: venenos de anfibios
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000316",
  "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": [
    "venoms",
    "amphibians",
    "frog venoms",
    "toad venoms"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "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.