tetrodotoxin
/te-troh-duh-tok-sin/US // tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn //UK // (ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn) //
河豚毒素,河豚鱼毒素,河豚草毒素,河豚素
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pharmacology.
- : a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
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