"Viper Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Venoms from SNAKES of the viperid family. They tend to be less toxic than elapid or hydrophid venoms and act mainly on the vascular system, interfering with coagulation and capillary membrane integrity and are highly cytotoxic. They contain large amounts of several enzymes, other factors, and some toxins.
| Descriptor ID |
D014757
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.960 D23.946.833.850.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Viper Venoms- Viper Venoms
- Venoms, Viper
- Viper Venom
- Venom, Viper
Cerastes Venoms- Cerastes Venoms
- Venoms, Cerastes
- Cerastes Venom
- Venom, Cerastes
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viper Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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Dilute Russell viper venom time interpretation: Influence of lot changes and normalization. Am J Clin Pathol. 2024 Oct 03; 162(4):426-428.
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Anthrax toxins induce shock in rats by depressed cardiac ventricular function. PLoS One. 2007 May 23; 2(5):e466.
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Structural basis for the interaction of Bordetella pertussis adenylyl cyclase toxin with calmodulin. EMBO J. 2005 Sep 21; 24(18):3190-201.
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Structure-based inhibitor discovery against adenylyl cyclase toxins from pathogenic bacteria that cause anthrax and whooping cough. J Biol Chem. 2003 Jul 11; 278(28):25990-7.
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Physiological calcium concentrations regulate calmodulin binding and catalysis of adenylyl cyclase exotoxins. EMBO J. 2002 Dec 16; 21(24):6721-32.