neurotoxin (redirected from Neurotoxicology)

neu·ro·tox·in  (nr-tksn, nyr-)

n.

A toxin that damages or destroys nerve tissue.

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neuro·toxic (-tksk) adj.

neuro·tox·ici·ty (-tk-ss-t) n.

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Noun

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neurotoxin - any toxin that affects neural tissues neurolysin botulinum toxin - any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis domoic acid - a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae saxitoxin - a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species kokoi venom - a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog tetrodotoxin - a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish