TETRODOTOXIN


Meaning of TETRODOTOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ te-ˌtrō-də-ˈtäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetrodo- (from New Latin Tetrodon, genus of tropical marine fishes) + toxin

Date: 1911

: a neurotoxin C 11 H 17 N 3 O 8 found especially in puffer fish that blocks nerve conduction by suppressing permeability of the nerve fiber to sodium ions

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