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neurotoxin
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neurotoxin [¦nu̇r·ō′täk·sən]
(biochemistry)
A poisonous substance in snake venom that acts as a nervous system depressant by blocking neuromuscular transmission by binding acetylcholine receptors on motor end plates, or on the innervated face of an electroplax.
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While extremely poisonous in the wrong dose--the neurotoxins have been developed as biological weapons and cause the sometimes-lethal illness botulism--the toxins are also used therapeutically.
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