hemotoxins
Poisons targeting blood
Hemotoxins are poisons that destroy red blood cells or disrupt blood clotting.
Snake venoms often contain hemotoxins that cause internal bleeding, tissue damage, and organ failure.
The term distinguishes these from neurotoxins, which attack the nervous system: The viper's hemotoxins caused massive hemorrhaging.
Injected animal poison
- snakebiteSerpent fang injury
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
red blood cells · hemolysis · clotting · plasma · hemorrhage · anticoagulant · fibrinogen · erythrocytes
Serum countering toxic bites
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- symptomsIndicators of disease
swelling · bruising · organ failure · shock · emergency · hospitalization · wound care · laboratory tests
Amino acid polymers
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- molecular structureArrangement of atoms in compound
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
lysis · degradation · catalysis · substrate · peptides · amino acids · lectin · isolation
venom
Injected animal poison
- snakebiteSerpent fang injury
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
platelets · red blood cells · hemolysis · clotting · plasma · hemorrhage · anticoagulant · fibrinogen · erythrocytes · serum
antivenom
Serum countering toxic bites
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
symptoms · swelling · bruising · organ failure · shock · emergency · hospitalization · wound care · laboratory tests · platelet count
proteins
Amino acid polymers
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- molecular structureArrangement of atoms in compound
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
cell membrane · lysis · degradation · catalysis · substrate · peptides · amino acids · lectin · isolation · purification
hemotoxinscoagulants
Agents promoting solidification
antivenoms · anticoagulants · clotting factors · iron supplements