"Scorpion Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.065.830 D23.946.833.065.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Scorpion Venoms- Scorpion Venoms
- Venoms, Scorpion
- Scorpion Venom
- Venom, Scorpion
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scorpion Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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Identification and Characterization of Novel Proteins from Arizona Bark Scorpion Venom That Inhibit Nav1.8, a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Regulator of Pain Signaling. Toxins (Basel). 2021 07 18; 13(7).
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Is scorpion antivenom cost-effective as marketed in the United States? Toxicon. 2013 Dec 15; 76:394-8.