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saxitoxin

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sax·i·tox·in  (sks-tksn)
n.
A potent neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates that accumulates in shellfish feeding on these organisms and consequently causes food poisoning in humans who eat the shellfish.
[New Latin Saxi(domus gigantus), clam species (from Latin saxum, stone; see saxifrage) + toxin.]
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Noun1.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
neurolysin, neurotoxin - any toxin that affects neural tissues
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Now, Kohane and colleagues reported that if saxitoxin is packaged within liposomes, it is able to block nerve transmission of pain without causing significant nerve or muscle damage.
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Kohane and his colleagues have found that when saxitoxin is packaged within liposomes, it is able to block nerve transmission of pain without causing significant nerve or muscle damage.
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