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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
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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