Tetrodotoxin
[te-troh-duh-tok-sin] /tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn/
noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , 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.
tetrodotoxin
/ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn/
noun
1.
a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha. Formula: C11H17N3O3
tetrodotoxin te·tro·do·tox·in (tě-trō’də-tŏk’sĭn)
n.
A potent neurotoxin, found in many puffer fish and certain newts.
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