FROG VENOM
\fɹˈɒɡ vˈɛnəm], \fɹˈɒɡ vˈɛnəm], \f_ɹ_ˈɒ_ɡ v_ˈɛ_n_ə_m]\
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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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