MYTILOTOXINE


Meaning of MYTILOTOXINE in English

( n. )

A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood.

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