Medical Definition of Extracellular toxin

1. Toxin released from gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as opposed to endotoxins that form part of the cell wall. Examples are cholera, pertussis and diphtheria toxins. Usually specific and highly toxic. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extracellular Toxin

extracampine
extracapsular
extracapsular fracture
extracapsular ligaments
extracardiac
extracardiac murmur
extracarpal
extracellular
extracellular enzyme
extracellular fluid
extracellular fluid volume
extracellular matrices
extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix proteins
extracellular space
extracellular toxin (current term)
extracellularly
extracelomic
extracerebral
extrachorial pregnancy
extrachromosomal
extrachromosomal DNA
extrachromosomal element
extrachromosomal gene
extrachromosomal inheritance
extrachromosomally
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutionally
extracontinental

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