Medical Definition of Crotalid venom
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Venoms from snakes of the subfamily crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and american copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, haemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases a. Many of the toxins have been characterised.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crotalid Venom
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