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tetrodotoxin
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tetrodotoxin [¦te·trə·dō′täk·sən]

(biochemistry)

C₁₁H₁₇N₃O₈A toxin that blocks the action potential in the nerve impulse.

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Some types of these fish pack high levels of the poison tetraodotoxin (teh-trah-OH-doh-TAHK-sihn).

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