Tetrodotoxin [tetrodotoxin]
- Terms
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Fugu Toxin
Tarichatoxin
Tetradotoxin
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.
- Annotation
- /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
- DUI
- D013779 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0021255
- History note
- 68(64)
- Public note
- 68
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 13
- AE
- adverse effects 3
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives
- AN
- analysis
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis 1
- CH
- chemistry 2
- CL
- classification
- DF
- deficiency
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 2
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 1
- PD
- pharmacology 21
- PH
- physiology
- PO
- poisoning 1
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 1
- TO
- toxicity 7
- UR
- urine
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