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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. toxic substances
  4. toxins
  5. marine toxins
  6. tetrodotoxin
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. toxic substances
  4. toxins
  5. marine toxins
  6. tetrodotoxin
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxicology
  3. toxic substances
  4. toxins
  5. marine toxins
  6. tetrodotoxin
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxicology
  3. toxic substances
  4. toxins
  5. marine toxins
  6. tetrodotoxin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. toxicology
  3. toxic substances
  4. toxins
  5. marine toxins
  6. tetrodotoxin

Preferred term

tetrodotoxin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • fugutoxin
  • tetraodontotoxin

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41724

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