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tetrodotoxin: Meaning and Definition of
te•tro•do•tox•in
Pronunciation: (te-trō"du-tok'sin), [key]
— n. Pharm.
- a neurotoxin, CHNO, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
See also:
- tetrodotoxin (Thesaurus)
