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Definition of Animal toxin
1. Noun. A toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals.
Medical Definition of Animal toxin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Animal Toxin
Literary usage of Animal toxin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Clinical Bacteriology for Physicians and Students by Felix Klemperer, Ernst Levy (1900)
"This acts by rendering the animal toxin-proof ; it contains an antitoxin that
enters into innocuous combination with the tetanus-toxin. ..."
2. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1910)
"Growth in fresh blood also increases it for the homologous animal. Toxin Production.—We
have little exact knowledge upon the nature of the substances ..."
3. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1905)
"Growth in fresh blood also increases it for the homologous animal. Toxin Production.—We
have little exact knowledge upon the nature of the substances ..."
4. A Text-book of Biology for Students in General, Medical and Technical Courses by William Martin Smallwood (1918)
"... of the rattlesnake is the best-known animal toxin, while phytotoxins in plants
are more common. Toxins and enzymes are both very sensitive to heat, ..."
5. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"IMMUNOTOXIN: A plant or animal toxin (ie, poison) that is attached to a monoclonal
antibody and used to destroy a specific target cell. ..."
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