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Concept information

Término preferido

tetrodotoxin

Tipo

  • Chemical

Definición

  • 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.

Concepto genérico

Sinónimos

  • fugutoxin
  • tetraodontotoxin

En otras lenguas

URI

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

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