"Viperidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of snakes comprising four subfamilies: Azemiopinae (the mountain viper, the sole member of this subfamily), Viperinae (true vipers), Crotalinae (pit vipers) and Causinae. They are widespread throughout the world, being found in the United States, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Their venoms act on the blood (hemotoxic) as compared to the venom of elapids which act on the nervous system (neurotoxic). (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, pp333-36)
| Descriptor ID |
D017819
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.937
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| Concept/Terms |
European Viper- European Viper
- European Vipers
- Viper, European
- Vipers, European
- Asp
- Asps
- European Adder
- Adder, European
- Adders, European
- European Adders
Gaboon Viper- Gaboon Viper
- Gaboon Vipers
- Viper, Gaboon
- Vipers, Gaboon
Viperinae- Viperinae
- True Vipers
- True Viper
- Viper, True
- Vipers, True
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