ELAPID VENOMS
\ɪlˈapɪd vˈɛnəmz], \ɪlˈapɪd vˈɛnəmz], \ɪ_l_ˈa_p_ɪ_d v_ˈɛ_n_ə_m_z]\
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Venoms from snakes of the family Elapidae, including cobras, kraits, mambas, coral, tiger, and Australian snakes. The venoms contain polypeptide toxins of various kinds, cytolytic, hemolytic, and neurotoxic factors, but fewer enzymes than viper or crotalid venoms. Many of the toxins have been characterized.
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