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Complex Mixtures > Venoms > Amphibian Venoms

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Amphibian Venoms  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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  • Amphibian Venom

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V4SPT2L8-7

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