Meaning | Any toxin that affects neural tissues. |
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Synonym | neurotoxin |
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Narrower | botulinum toxin | Any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum |
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domoic acid | A neurotoxin that is deadly for humans |
kokoi venom | A potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog |
saxitoxin | A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides |
tetrodotoxin | A powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish |
Broader | toxin | A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species |
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Spanish | neurotoxina |
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Catalan | neurotoxina |
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