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Tetrodotoxin
Medical Definition: | An aminoperhydroquinazoline poison found mainly in the liver and ovaries of fishes in the order TETRAODONTIFORMES, which are eaten. The toxin causes paresthesia and paralysis through interference with neuromuscular conduction. | |
Guide Notes: | /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 4368-28-9 |
Tetrodotoxin Medical Definitions and Terms
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