Definition of Neurotoxins

1. Noun. (plural of neurotoxin) ¹

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Definition of Neurotoxins

1. neurotoxin [n] - See also: neurotoxin

Medical Definition of Neurotoxins

1. Toxic substances from microorganisms, plants or animals that interfere with the functions of the nervous system. most venoms contain neurotoxic substances. Myotoxins are included in this concept. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurotoxins

neurotomists
neurotomy
neurotonic
neurotonic reaction
neurotoxic
neurotoxic esterase
neurotoxicant
neurotoxicants
neurotoxicities
neurotoxicity
neurotoxicological
neurotoxicologist
neurotoxicologists
neurotoxicology
neurotoxin
neurotoxins (current term)
neurotransmission
neurotransmissions
neurotransmiter
neurotransmiters
neurotransmitted
neurotransmitter
neurotransmitter agents
neurotransmitter system
neurotransmitter uptake inhibitors
neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter agents
neurotrauma
neurotraumas
neurotripsy

Literary usage of Neurotoxins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Venom of Heloderma by Leo Loeb (1913)
"There exists, however, possibly a second kind of specificity. Are the neurotoxins of the various snake venoms identical, or do they differ among each other? ..."

2. Gould and Pyle's Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine and Surgery: With ...by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle, Richard John Ernst Scott by George Milbry Gould, Walter Lytle Pyle, Richard John Ernst Scott (1912)
"Snake venoms contain three toxic principles— neurotoxins, ... Broadly speaking, neurotoxins form the most important'constituent in the venom of the cobra ..."

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